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The Circle
“The lives of Henry Engler”
59%
Movie
1h 32m
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The Circle (2008) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Circle (2008) — a movie tagged as Documentary with balanced tone moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: Award-winning documentary about how one Uruguayan leftist survived solitary confinement during the dirty war. The story of former Tupamaro guerilla fighter, Henry Engler, whose prolonged confinement and torture during the Uruguayan dictatorship led to a mental breakdown. Today Dr. Engler is a Swedish citizen and a … Our models also surface themes such as ai and war from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~92 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Circle 59% (5 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
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Synopsis
Award-winning documentary about how one Uruguayan leftist survived solitary confinement during the dirty war. The story of former Tupamaro guerilla fighter, Henry Engler, whose prolonged confinement and torture during the Uruguayan dictatorship led to a mental breakdown. Today Dr. Engler is a Swedish citizen and a scientist renowned for his research into Alzheimer’s disease. In this impressive documentary, the scientist visits the places of his painful past, painting an intimate and disturbing portrait of prison life under the dictatorship.
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- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 2008-04-22
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- TMDB rating
- 5.9
- TMDB ID
- 336986
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Award-winning documentary about how one Uruguayan leftist survived solitary confinement during the dirty war. The story of former Tupamaro guerilla fighter, Henry Engler, whose prolonged confineme... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
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The official runtime for The Circle is approximately 92 minutes.
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