Yes. More sad than 75% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Circle end with hope?

Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Circle violent?

Not especially. Less violent than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Circle easy watching?

Somewhat. More comforting than 60% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Circle

Name: The Circle
Genre: Drama, Documentary
Released: 2014
Duration: 102 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Matthias Hungerbühler, Sven Schelker, Babett Arens, Aaron Hitz, Martin Hug

Directed by Stefan Haupt

Produced by Contrast Film

2014102 min6.5 / 10

A historical drama about a Swiss teacher's personal and political awakening through love and activism in 1950s Zurich, balancing intimate romance with the existential struggle of living authentically in a repressive era.

A young teacher in Zurich in the 1950s falls in love with a transvestite star but is torn between his bourgeois existence and his commitment to homosexuality. He joins a gay organization that is eventually seen as the pioneer of gay emancipation in Europe.

Clusters

Ordinary Lives During Historic Events Love Under Social Pressure Bittersweet Doomed Romances Historical Forbidden Romance Gender and Sexual Identity

Genres

Drama Documentary

Keywords

Transvestite Lgbt Gay Theme

Questions people ask

Is The Circle sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.
Does The Circle end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% of films.
Is The Circle violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Is The Circle easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 60% of films.
Is The Circle scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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