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201269 minPGdocumentary

Cirquera

201269 minPGdocumentary

A daughter of a tightrope walker and a lion tamer, Diana Rutkus spent her childhood between circus tents and trailers.

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Andrés Habegger

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A daughter of a tightrope walker and a lion tamer, Diana Rutkus spent her childhood between circus tents and trailers.

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Diana Rutkusdirector

Andrés Habegger

Andrés Habeggerdirector

Diana Rutkuswriter

Andrés Habegger

Andrés Habeggerwriter

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Diana Rutkus spent her childhood in a circus. Born to a tightrope walker and trapeze artist mother and a lion tamer and drummer father, her life revolved around the circus tent and trailer. Cirquera follows Rutkus as she seeks to understand her fragmented history and nomadic upbringing. The film, directed by Rutkus, runs for 69 minutes and was released in 2012.

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