The Circle

The Circle

  • Overview
  • Cast
  • Crew

Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 1, 1967

Runtime

0h 57m

Genres

Documentary

Original Title

The Circle

Director

Mort Ransen

Description

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.