| The Second Circle | |
| Director: | Alexander Sokurov |
| Starring: | Pyotr Aleksandrov Nadezhda Rodnova Tamara Timofeeva |
| Cinematography: | Aleksandr Burov |
| Editing: | Raisa Lisova |
| Production Companies: | --> |
| Runtime: | 92 min |
| Country: | Soviet Union |
| Language: | Russian |
The Second Circle (ru|Круг второй) is a 1990 Soviet drama film directed by Aleksandr Sokurov that tells the story of a young man who tries to deal with his father's death and the difficulties of his burial in a worldly society.
Slant said of the film: "Meditative, exasperating, and sublime, The Second Circle locates the painful grace of being finally free to gaze deeply into the eyes of the dead father and move on with life and art."[1]