The Circle
1967•57m•7.0•Released
DocumentaryDrama
Produced in 1967, this black and white film is an inmate's view of Daytop, a drug treatment centre on Staten Island, New York, where addicts learn to get along without drugs. Uncompromising, often brutal group therapy sessions are designed to shake loose the excuses a victim makes for himself. The people and situations shown are authentic; only one actor was employed. The results obtained at Daytop are regarded by some psychiatrists as a breakthrough.
Director
Mort Ransen
Writer
Mort Ransen
Languages
English
Studio
ONF | NFB
Cast
Don Francks
Don
Production
Company
ONF | NFB
Producer
John Kemeny
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