Circles

In the midst of the Bosnian war, Marko a Serbian soldier witnesses the brutal aggression of Haris, a Muslim civilian, by three fellow soldiers. Marko interferes and saves Haris, but is beaten to death by the infuriated soldiers.
Twelve years after, the war is over but the wounds of the conflict are still open.

Marko’s father is rebuilding a church, he offered help by one of Marko’s killers’ son and hesitates about accepting it. Marko’s friend, a renowned surgeon in Belgrade, faces terrible choices when told to operate on one of the three soldiers on the verge of death. As for Haris, he now lives in Germany and is faced with a unique opportunity to replay his debt to his savior.

Circles    
A Film by:   Srdjan Golubovic
Serbia, Germany, France, Slovenia, Croatia  2013
Script:   Melina Pota Koljevic
Cast:   Aleksandar Bercek, Leon Lucev, Nebojsa Glogovac,
    Nicola Rakocevic
Producer:   Jelena Mitrovic, Alexander Ris, Emilie Georges,
    Boris T. Matic, Danijel Hocevar
Company:   Film House Bas Celik, Neue Mediopolis Filmproduktion,
    La Cinefacture, Vertigo, Propeler Film
Co-Producer:   ZDF Mainz, ARTE France
Supported by:   Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung, Medienboard, Eurimages,
    Film Center Serbia, Slovenian Film Fund, Croatian Fund,
    Fonds Sud
World Sales:   Memento Films International
German Distributor:   barnsteiner-film