Circle of Deceit

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1981-10-28

Languages:

German, French, Arabic, English

Countries:

West Germany, France

Runtime:

108 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (550 Reviews)

Director:

Volker Schlèndorff

Genres:

Drama War

Cast:

Bruno Ganz Hanna Schygulla Jerzy Skolimowski Jean Carmet

Writer:

Nicolas Born (novel)

Volker Schlèndorff (screenplay)

Jean-Claude Carrière (screenplay)

Margarethe von Trotta (screenplay)

Kai Hermann (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Laschen, a German journalist, travels to the city of Beirut during the fights between Christians and Palestinians to produce an essay about the situation. Together with his photographer, he meets some important people and discovers the everyday face of the war. He also has to figure out about his home life, where his marriage is in a big crisis.

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