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The Tightrope
The Tightrope
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THE TIGHTROPE

La Cuerda Floja

Directed by Nuria Ibáñez
Mexico, 2009
Documentary

Synopsis

A bare-bones outfit of five family members tours Mexico in a ramshackle traveling circus. In the midst of these difficulties, daughter Jaque attempts to balance her attraction to the spotlight and loyalty to her family with her new husband’s mounting frustration with the performer life.

Synopsis

A bare-bones outfit of five family members tours Mexico in a ramshackle traveling circus. In the midst of these difficulties, daughter Jaque attempts to balance her attraction to the spotlight and loyalty to her family with her new husband’s mounting frustration with the performer life.