Film

The Circle

El Círculo

“The lives of Henry Engler”

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.

Drehbuch

José Pedro Charlo

Drehbuch

Aldo Garay

Regie

José Pedro Charlo

Regie

Aldo Garay

Status

Veröffentlicht

Veröffentlichung

22/04/2008

Originalsprache

Spanisch