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Circus Rwanda

2018-10-13
7.2
cs 80m
Documentary
Eliseé survived the Rwandan genocide as a child. Today he leads an orphan acrobat group in a country, which heavily relies on foreign aid. He cares for the orphaned children and wants them to be happy, to have some sense in their lives. Rosta Novák built a worldwide-acclaimed circus group in Prague, where he successfully rules with a firm, paternal hand, but has permanently dark under-eye circles from the workload. The majority of Rwandese think that all people in Europe are fairy rich. On the other hand, many Europeans think that it is necessary to help Africa with everything. What happens, if we merge these two worlds in a film, during the preparation of a joint circus performance? What are the true motivations of our protagonists and what does it tell us about the Africa-Europe relationship? And who actually helps whom, in the end?

Director

Michal Varga

Producer

Marek Novák

Screenplay

Michal Varga

Dramaturgy

Jan Gogola ml.

Dramaturgy

Marek Šulík

Dramaturgy

Ivana Pauerová

Status

Released

Countries

  • Czech Republic
  • Slovakia

Companies

  • Xova Film
  • nutprodukcia
  • Česká televize
  • RTVS