Overview
Five lives forever changed by a single act of heroism must now face their pasts and the consequences of their choices.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- somber
- melancholic
- tense
- serious film night
- historical reflection
What critics said
Critics broadly regard it as a powerful, humane, and formally assured drama about the enduring moral consequences of wartime violence.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Five people confront distinct crises twelve years after the same heroic act, with their stories unfolding in parallel.
The characters face guilt, frustration, revenge, and the demand to act rightly after the Bosnian War.
The tragic heroic act associated with Srđan Aleksić continues to determine the choices of people who survived it.
The characters struggle with revenge and inherited wartime divisions in a post-Yugoslav setting.
Films like Circles, and why
Quo Vadis, Aida?
shared war aftermath, moral reckoning, interwoven character crises, and somber humanism
The Missing Picture
shared post-conflict guilt, fractured communities, and quietly devastating ensemble drama
No Man's Land
shared Balkan historical trauma, ethical compromise, and tense interpersonal storytelling
Babel
shared nonlinear character convergence, political violence, and morally searching drama
Movie Details
- Director
- Srdan Golubović
- Release Date
- 2013-02-24
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Rating
- 7.1 / 10 (52)
Cast
- Aleksandar Berček
- Dejan Čukić
- Leon Lučev
- Nebojša Glogovac
- Geno Lechner
- Nikola Rakočević
- Hristina Popović
- Raslav Sekulović
- Emir Hadžihafizbegović
- Sara Dao Hameder
Common questions
- What is Circles about?
- A Serbian ensemble drama traces how one wartime act of courage reverberates through five lives twelve years later.
- What is Circles like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Circles as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Circles violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Circles as moderate.
- What did critics think of Circles?
- Critics broadly regard it as a powerful, humane, and formally assured drama about the enduring moral consequences of wartime violence.
- Which films are like Circles?
- Films with a similar feel include Quo Vadis, Aida?, The Missing Picture, No Man's Land, and Babel.
- How long is Circles?
- Circles runs 100 minutes.
