The Tight Rope
Director Nuria Ibáñez Castañeda
Countries Mexico
Duration 85 min
Synopsis
La cuerda floja tells the story of the Aztlán Circus, which is as small as the family that comprises it: Marce (57); his wife, Adriana (55); their two children Mario (18) and Jacqueline (31); and the latter’s boyfriend, Carmelo (18). They all roam the villages around Texcoco, on the northern outskirts of Mexico City. The father, Marce, is the descendent of circus artists who were themselves, descendents of circus artists going back for seven generations passing on their art from parent to child. They live in a dilapidated, narrow camper painted sky blue, which tows an old trailer. The only animals they have are two little dogs painted bright pink that do somersaults, two goats a horse and an ostrich.
La cuerda floja tells the story of the Aztlán Circus, which is as small as the family that comprises it: Marce (57); his wife, Adriana (55); their two children Mario (18) and Jacqueline (31); and the latter’s boyfriend, Carmelo (18). They all roam the villages around Texcoco, on the northern outskirts of Mexico City. The father, Marce, is the descendent of circus artists who were themselves, descendents of circus artists going back for seven generations passing on their art from parent to child. They live in a dilapidated, narrow camper painted sky blue, which tows an old trailer. The only animals they have are two little dogs painted bright pink that do somersaults, two goats a horse and an ostrich.