Circle of Violence - A Family Drama

– Georgia Benfield's, at her wit's end, loses control and begins physically abusing her elderly mother..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.40 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours
Release Year:
1986
Original Name:
Circle of Violence: A Family Drama
Circle of Violence - A Family Drama (1986) - Also known as Circle of Violence: A Family Drama

Georgia Benfield's, 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.

Producing Country:
USA
Genre:
Release Date:

12 Oct 1986

Language:

English

Director:

David Greene

Writer:

William Wood

Main Actors:

Tuesday Weld, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Peter Bonerz, River Phoenix

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.

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations.

Production:

Rafshoon Communications

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.2/10