Circus School
Documentary
When is enough really enough? Follow the young chinese acrobats as they balance between the inhuman conditions of training and the exhilarating excitement of success.
Info
Acrobatics is considered as the national quintessence of China. It has existed on this land for over a thousand years. This film relates the hard experiences of a group of children before they become acrobats. The Flying Trapeze Group and Handstand Group are training hard for the national contest. Under the same immense pressure, however, they end up differently. Children of the trapeze group win the championship heroically after conquering a number of difficulties. The handstand group gives up the contest because of the training fatigue. Meanwhile thirteen-year-old Cai Yong is engaged in a life and death battle against his own weight. After a few shrinks, to everybody’s surprise, he gives a perfect first performance. This is a story about competition and survival.
Director
Guo Jing & Ke Dingding
Producer
Ke Dingding
Produced by
ITVS
Original title
Circus Schoo
Format
52 min, 78 min. and 107 min.
Release
2006