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?
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Cast
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Michal Varga Director · Jakub Jelen Cinematographer Alexandra Jonášová Editor
Budget $176K · First release October 13, 2018 · Produced in Czechia, Slovakia
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Budget
$175,788
Production
Xova Film
Production
Nutprodukcia
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Česká televize
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RTVS
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Czechia · Slovakia
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Original title
Cirkus Rwanda
Original language
Czech
Spoken on screen
Czech · English
Release dates
Romania · October 13, 2018
Theatrical
Czechia · November 22, 2018
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
May 14, 2022 · Digital · Netflix
Poland
October 15, 2018 · Digital
Slovakia
October 13, 2018 · Theatrical
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