BLACK CIRCLE
Label: Synapse Films.
Physical Media Release Date: 09/05/23
Form of Release: Blu-ray + CD.



SYNOPSIS:
GOOD CANNOT EXIST WITHOUT EVIL
Two sisters, Celeste and Isa, fall under the terrifying spell of a mysterious vinyl record from the 1970s. Used to help with stress and bring the listener to a state of calming self-hypnosis, the recording has the unfortunate side-effect of manifesting a doppelganger of the listener into our world. This 'double' then grows stronger by the day to copy and take over the life of the person who played the vinyl. Seeking the help of the woman who originally created the recording, hypnotist Lena Carlsson (Christina Lindberg, Thriller: A Cruel Picture), Celeste and Isa try to banish the doppelgangers back to their own world before their lives are lost forever.
Directed by internationally acclaimed horror master Adrian Garcia Bogliano (Here Comes the Devil, Late Phases), Black Circle is 'top-notch psychological horror with a sci-fi bent that, as a doppelganger tale, rivals the best of the remakes of, and films inspired by, the original Invasion of the Body Snatchers' (scariesthings.com).
Black Circle has the following scores:
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Audience Score: N/A
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Critical Score: 100%
REASONS TO WATCH:
"Director Adrian Garcia Bogliano should be commended for making a high-concept horror film like this, even if parts of it don't work as well as they should." - The Movie Sleuth
"It's an interesting feature, but only periodically, eventually diminished by a weak climax, which doesn't carry the kind of payoff invested viewers deserve." - Blu-ray.com
"Adrián García Bogliano's magnetically mesmeric 'cult' movie Black Circle will mess with your head." - SciFiNow
THE BONUS FEATURES:
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Haunting original motion picture soundtrack on included Compact Disc
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Audio commentary with director Adrian Garcia Bogliano
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Original teaser trailer
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"Don't Open Your Eyes" Original short film
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Interview with Adrian Garcia Bogliano and Christina Lindberg
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Inside "Black Circle" Behind-the-scenes featurette
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Still Gallery
CAST AND CREW
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Director: Adrian Garcia Bogliano
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Written by: Adrian Garcia Bogliano
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Produced by: Andrea Quiroz / Rickard Gramfors / Bo Gramfors
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Executive Producers: Joshua Sobel / Christina Lindberg / Mario Kenyon / Anders Banke
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Co-Executive Producers: Patrick von Sychowski / Pete Tombs / Andreas Tollman / Andrew Starke / Poul-Erik Nielsen / Don May Jr. /Charles Fiedler / Mikko Aromaa
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Associate Producers: Simone Starace / Mikael Sjogren / Magnus Paulsson / Nicolas Debot
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Costume Designer: Yvonne Reddy
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Production Designer: Tessla Hastings
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Director of Photography: David Gallego
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Editor: Nick Pezzillo
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Music By: Rickard Gramfors
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Cast: Christina Lindberg / Felice Jankell / Erica Midfjall / Hanna Midfjall / Hanna Asp / Johan Palm / Hans Sandqvist
Runtime
Approx. 101 minutes
MPAA
NR
Original Release Year
2018
Video
Codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.44:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1
Audio
Swedish: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
Subtitles
English
Discs
Blu-ray Disc
Two-disc set (1 BD-50, 1 CD)
Digital
N/A
Packaging
Slipcover in original pressing
Playback
2K Blu-ray: Region A

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