Why it may be worth watching
- The First Circle combines Thriller and TV Movie elements in one feature.
- The principal cast includes Laurent Malet, F. Murray Abraham, Christopher Plummer.
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The First Circle
In the USSR, political prisoners who were scientists were not always sent to GULAG, but also to The First Circle (named after Dante's Inferno), a special incarceration unit near Moscow where they could work for the government.
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Cast
Laurent MaletInnokenty Volodin
F. Murray AbrahamStalin
Christopher PlummerViktor Abakumov
Robert PowellGleb Nershin
Victor GarberLew Rubin
Dominic RaackeNikolaj Schtschagow
Günther Maria HalmerWladimir Tschelnow
Coraly ZahoneroClara Makaraguine
Heath LambertsMajor Shikin
David Hewlett'Ruska' Rostislav
Alexandra StewartAletvina Makaraguine
Raf VallonePyotr Makaraguine
Vernon DobtcheffRiyumin
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Who may enjoy it
Best suited to viewers looking for Thriller, TV Movie. Its longer runtime makes it a more substantial watch.
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Themes and topics
propagandawar propagandapolitical prisoners
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