Circle of Violence: A Family Drama (1986)

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Country: USA
Genres: Drama
Release: 1986-10-12
Director: David Greene
Writers: William Wood
Language: English
Stars: Tuesday Weld , Geraldine Fitzgerald , Peter Bonerz , River Phoenix (1970–1993) , Philip Sterling , Zoaunne LeRoy , Ellen Travolta , Sue Giosa , Christina Maria Hutter , Bradley Lieberman
Runtime: 90 min
Awards: 1 win & 2 nominations
AKA: Circle of Violence: A Family Drama (United States of America) , Pahan piiri (Finland) , Våld i generationer (Sweden) , Ondskans cirkel (Sweden) , Circle of Violence , Krąg przemocy (Poland) , Circle of Violence: A Family Drama , Círculo de Violencia (Spain) , Kauhun kierre (Finland)
Plot: Georgia Benfield is at a difficult place in her life; her husband, Pete has left her for a younger woman, her teenage son, Chris is unmanageable, and she's struggling financially when her widowed mother, Charlotte moves in. Amid juggling a new full-time job, raising two children, and her failing marriage, the constant bickering between mother and daughter continues as it has ever since Georgia was a child. Finally, at her wit's end, Georgia loses control and begins physically abusing her elderly mother, just as Georgia had been abused herself as a child. As family and friends slowly begin to learn of the abuse, and long buried family secrets come to light, both mother and daughter must learn to accept the past, to change what is happening at present, in order to face a better future.
IMDB:tt0090846