Circle of Violence: A Family Drama

Circle of Violence: A Family Drama

★ 6.8IMDb Score
Released:1986-10-12
Genre:Drama
Duration:90 min
Director:David Greene
Actors:Tuesday Weld, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Peter Bonerz, River Phoenix, Philip Sterling
Production:Lorimar Television

Overview:

Georgia Benfield, at her wit's end, 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.

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