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Straight Circle

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Winner of the Venice Critics' Week Grand Prize, STRAIGHT CIRCLE is a wildly imaginative satire about what happens when borders drawn in the sand start to blur. Two enemy soldiers are stationed together on a remote border post in the middle of a vast, featureless desert. Their positions exist as a ceremonial symbol of an uneasy truce between two nations. The young men set about their pointless assignment battling the sweltering heat, mind-numbing boredom, and hostility of each other's company, until an ambling goat herder crosses the border and pushes their monotonous existence off its axis. As they grapple with their identities, loyalties, and the absurdity of their situation, their isolation slowly gives way to an outlandish nightmare that blurs the line between friend and foe. Visionary writer/director Oscar Hudson has crafted a surreal and absurdist satire about the arbitrary nature of borders and the shared humanity underlying nationalistic division. This is a film of sensory excess, where unhinged violence bleeds into bizarre horror.
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Oscar Hudson

Director

Luke Tittensor

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Elliott Tittensor

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Neil Maskell

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Oscar Hudson

Screenwriter

Rik Green

Producer

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Siddhant Adlakha Variety Sep 24, 2026
The less realistic the movie feels -- in a geopolitical sense -- the more human it becomes. This is perhaps Hudson’s greatest sleight of hand, and it transforms the initial weaknesses of Straight Circle into its most entertaining strengths. Go to Full Review Peter Bradshaw Guardian Sep 24, 2026
3/5
This is a boisterous, lively picture: I can imagine Richard Lester having directed it in 1968. Hudson will certainly have more to show us. Go to Full Review Wendy Ide Screen International Oct 22, 2025
The picture runs a little long and the dialogue can feel rather superfluous. But this is a distinctive and original debut. Go to Full Review Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com Nov 26, 2025
2.5/5
As could be predicted, the film builds to an expected, and ultimate irony. But much like the title suggests, it feels as if we get right back to where we started from. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Winner of the Venice Critics' Week Grand Prize, STRAIGHT CIRCLE is a wildly imaginative satire about what happens when borders drawn in the sand start to blur. Two enemy soldiers are stationed together on a remote border post in the middle of a vast, featureless desert. Their positions exist as a ceremonial symbol of an uneasy truce between two nations. The young men set about their pointless assignment battling the sweltering heat, mind-numbing boredom, and hostility of each other's company, until an ambling goat herder crosses the border and pushes their monotonous existence off its axis. As they grapple with their identities, loyalties, and the absurdity of their situation, their isolation slowly gives way to an outlandish nightmare that blurs the line between friend and foe. Visionary writer/director Oscar Hudson has crafted a surreal and absurdist satire about the arbitrary nature of borders and the shared humanity underlying nationalistic division. This is a film of sensory excess, where unhinged violence bleeds into bizarre horror.
Director
Oscar Hudson
Producer
Rik Green, Thomas Benski, Kevin Rowe, Riaz Rizvi
Screenwriter
Oscar Hudson
Distributor
Joint Venture
Production Co
Magna Studios
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 11, 2026, Limited
Runtime
1h 43m
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