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The Circle (2008)
Directed by José Pedro Charlo, Aldo Garay
“The lives of Henry Engler”
Documentary · 1h 32m
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.
Cast
José Mujica
Crew
- Director
- José Pedro Charlo, Aldo Garay
- Screenplay
- José Pedro Charlo, Aldo Garay
- Director of Photography
- Diego Varela
- Editor
- Federico La Rosa
- Producer
- Virginia Martínez
Details
- Original title
- El Círculo
- Release date
- 2008-04-22
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- ES
- Spoken languages
- Spanish
- Countries
- Uruguay