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The Circle (original title: Cirkeln) is a Swedish fantasy film produced and scored by Benny Andersson and directed and co-written by Levan Akin, based on the best-selling novel The Circle by Sara Bergmark Elfgren and Mats Strandberg. It is the first in an intended trilogy of films based on Engelsfors. A film adaptation was to be produced by Filmlance in 2013, with Levan Akin set to direct and Bergmark Elfgren as script writer. The production was put on hold due to disagreements between the authors and Filmlance. Akin left the project as well. Benny Andersson's son Ludvig brought the novel to his attention and he bought the rights to produce the film, more faithfully than Filmlance intended. Open castings for young girls who could play the leads were held all over Sweden.
The film was screened at the 2015 Berlin International Film Festival, and it was released in Swedish cinemas on 18 February 2015.
Original Release
02/18/2015
US Release
10/13/2015
Cast
Name | Character |
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Josefin Asplund | Rebecka Mohlin |
Helena Engström | Anna-Karin Nieminen |
Miranda Frydman | Vanessa Dahl |
Irma von Platen | Minoo Falk Karimi |
Hanna Asp | Ida Holmström |
Leona Axelsen | Linnéa Wallin |
Ruth Vega Fernandez | Adriana Lopez |
Sebastian Hiort af Ornäs | Kevin |
Vincent Grahl | Gustaf |
Johanna Granström | Jannike Dahl |
Directors
Writers
Levan Akin, Mats Strandberg, Sara Bergmark Elfgren
Cast
Name | Character |
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Josefin Asplund | Rebecka Mohlin |
Helena Engström | Anna-Karin Nieminen |
Miranda Frydman | Vanessa Dahl |
Irma von Platen | Minoo Falk Karimi |
Hanna Asp | Ida Holmström |
Leona Axelsen | Linnéa Wallin |
Ruth Vega Fernandez | Adriana Lopez |
Sebastian Hiort af Ornäs | Kevin |
Vincent Grahl | Gustaf |
Johanna Granström | Jannike Dahl |
Sverrir Gudnason | Max Rosenqvist |
Dick Idman | Taisto Nieminen |
Gustav Lindh | Elias Malmgren |
Ann-Sofie Nurmi | Mia Nieminen |
Charlie Petersson | Wille |
Marcus Vögeli | Erik |
Christopher Wagelin | Nicke Karlsson |
Mina Azarian | Farnaz Karimi |
Dennis Bristam | Robin |
Peter Carlberg | Ove Post |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Sara Bergmark Elfgren | Executive Producer |
Mats Strandberg | Executive Producer |
Benny Andersson | Producer |
Ludvig Andersson | Producer |
Hanna Nordersnö | Producer |
Cecilia Norman | Producer |