Circle of Violence: A Family Drama (1986)
Directed by David Greene
Genres - Drama, Family & Personal Relationships |
Sub-Genres - Melodrama, Message Movie |
Release Date - Oct 12, 1986 (USA - Unknown), Oct 12, 1986 (USA) |
Run Time - 120 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
Abuse is the key word of this made-for-TV drama. This time, it is abuse levelled against ageing parents by their own children. As the title indicates, the violence grows from mounting frustrations. Tuesday Weld stars as an emotionally tattered woman who goes off the deep end when her husband Peter Bonerz leaves her. Weld vents her spleen upon her mother, heartrendingly portrayed by Geraldine Fitzgerald. Of special interest is the early appearance by River Phoenix as Weld's teenaged son. Filmed under the title A Family of Strangers, Circle of Violence: A Family Drama originally aired October 12, 1986.
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senility, child, domestic-violence, family, family-strife, guilt, mother, separation
