Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away (2012)

Director
Andrew Adamson

Main cast
Erica Linz; Igor Zaripov; Matt Gillanders; Jason Berrent; Dallas Barnett

Genres
Fantasy, Family

Description
An original story featuring performances by Cirque du Soleil. A young woman is entranced by an Aerialist. When they fall into the dreamlike world of Cirque du Soleil and are separated, they travel through the different tent worlds trying to find each other.


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