Beiruting News

Image Nation Abu Dhabi, the emirate's film production arm, has announced that it will fully finance American filmmaker James Ponsoldt's upcoming film 'The Circle', which is co-produced by actor Tom Hanks.

The film, based on Dave Eggers' novel of the same name, will be presented in association with Parkes MacDonald Productions.

Eggers' novel follows the story of a young woman working at a high position in an Internet company called the Circle.

The company links the personal emails, social media, and banking details, of their users, with their universal operating system.

The result is "one online identity and a new age of civility and transparency," according to Image Nation.

The contemporary thriller novel emphasises the threats of life in a digital age, where personal data is constantly monitored and examined, resulting in zero privacy.