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Filmmaker Nira Burstein digs into her family history in this moving, funny and often wince-inducing documentary, which plays like Grey Gardens meets a lo-fi Lena Dunham production. - The Independent
The style of Charm Circle is cinema verite and Nira Burstein herself is pulled from behind the camera at times lending itself to the verite aesthetic within the loose narrative of the documentary. It’s an exciting and fascinating documentary that is very much on its own unique wavelength. -Vocal Media
Trapped in our homes, with the world crumbling around us, Burstein’s film showed that, even among dysfunction, trauma, and seemingly intractable bouts of pain, there is still space for love, for dignity, and most importantly for healing. - Filmmaker Magazine
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