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The Circle

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The Circle

2014 · 102 min · Switzerland · German

The Circle (2014) is a solid-tier movie on goodrecmovies, rated 7.3/10 on IMDb from 1,786 votes. Updated 2026-10-27

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★ 7.3IMDb · 2k

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.

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Matthias Hungerbühler

Principal Dr. Max Sieber

Marie Leuenberger

Fräulein Gabi Gerster

Claudio Schenardi

Anatole Taubman

Antoine Monot Jr.

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