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Cirque du Soleil: Varekai
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Cirque du Soleil: Varekai

2003-10-07 · 112 min · ★ 7.9

Music · Family · Documentary

Icarus is the main character of Varekai, who falls to the ground, breaking his legs as he does. He is suddenly in a strange, new world full of creatures he has never seen before. Parachuted into the shadows of a magical forest, a kaleidoscopic world populated by fantastical creatures, this young man sets off on an adventure both absurd and extraordinary.

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Nick Morris, Dominic Champagne
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Anton ChelnokovIcarus
Olga PikhienkoLa Promise
John GilkeyJohn GilkeyThe Skywatcher
Mathieu LavoieMathieu LavoieThe Patriarch
Zara TellanderThe Muse

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