1996 · drama · lgbt
The Square Circle
Directed by Amol Palekar1h 47m1996
An abducted and sexually abused girl has her traditional views towards sexuality changed after finding refuge and kindness with a trans woman.
Our read: The Square Circle (1996) reads as a sombre, measured, grounded drama · lgbt entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Sombre, measured, measured drama / lgbt, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, intimate, measured.
- sombre
- measured
- intense
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