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Le premier cercle

Original title: Den første kreds

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Based on Nobel Prize-winner Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's novel, this is the story of life as a political prisoner behind the walls of a Stalinist labor camp.Based on Nobel Prize-winner Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's novel, this is the story of life as a political prisoner behind the walls of a Stalinist labor camp.Based on Nobel Prize-winner Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's novel, this is the story of life as a political prisoner behind the walls of a Stalinist labor camp.

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- Aleksander Ford
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- Aleksander Ford
- Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
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5.9/10

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Director
- Aleksander Ford
Writers
- Aleksander Ford
- Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
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Clara: Doronin! Prisoner Doronin!
Clara: [she stumbles and Doronin grabs her and lifts her up as she cries out] How dare you?
Ruska Doronin: You have to watch your step here, Assistant Engineer.
Ruska Doronin: You have a nerve! Major Sijikin warned me about prisoners like you.
Ruska Doronin: I've already got 25 years. Call Major Sijikin. I'll tell you what to say: 'Please tell me if socialist justice will change after Stalin's death". And the answer: "In principle, yes. Execution of the accused before the verdict's given will not be allowed". You just say THAT to Sijikin. Go ahead.
Clara: How old are you?
Ruska Doronin: Twenty-three.
Clara: And you've got 25 years, what for?
Ruska Doronin: Nothing.
Clara: For nothing, you get five years. So you must have done something.