Reception Īfter the Berlin Film Festival screening, Screen International wrote about The Circle that it was "emotionally literate" and that the characters had "an unexpected degree of depth". Originally Andersson wanted Karin Dreijer Andersson to compose the score. Benny Andersson secured the rights to use Running Up That Hill by promising Kate Bush's manager to repay the favour by performing as a pianist if she needed one. Kate Bush's Running Up That Hill is used prominently in the film and She Will by Savages from the album Silence Yourself is played over the closing credits. The film includes music by Anna von Hausswolff, Fever Ray, Daughter, Style of Eye and new music by The Hives. The score of the film was produced and composed by Benny Andersson, with his son Ludvig Andersson providing additional music and serving as music supervisor. The film was shot in Södertälje, Lidingö and Vuollerim. The apparent suicide of Linnea's best friend Elias becomes the start for a series of strange events in the town, as the 6 girls discover they are witches chosen to save the world. The film follows Rebecka, Minoo, Vanessa, Anna-Karin, Ida and Linnea, all of whom are first-year students at the same secondary school. The film was screened at the 2015 Berlin International Film Festival, and it was released in Swedish cinemas on 18 February 2015. Open castings for young girls who could play the leads were held all over Sweden. Benny Andersson's son Ludvig brought the novel to his attention and he bought the rights to produce the film, more faithfully than Filmlance intended, however the film still has significant differences from the original novel.
The production was put on hold due to disagreements between the authors and Filmlance. A film adaptation was to be produced by Filmlance in 2013, with Levan Akin set to direct and Bergmark Elfgren as script writer. It was intended to be the first in an trilogy of films based on Engelsfors, though plans of the sequels have been cancelled. The Circle (original title: Cirkeln) is a Swedish fantasy film produced and scored by Benny Andersson and directed and co-written by Levan Akin, based on the best-selling novel The Circle by Sara Bergmark Elfgren and Mats Strandberg. 10 February 2015 ( ) (Berlin International Film Festival).
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