Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away

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  • Opened December 21, 2012 
  • 1 hr 31 min
  • PG | Some Dramatic Images and Mild Sensuality
  • Parents: Common Sense Media says OK for kids 9+. More on child suitability

  • Mia (Erica Kathleen Linz) is a young woman seeking escape. She enters a circus tent and falls instantly in love with an aerialist (Igor Zaripov) that she sees performing. But when their eyes meet, he slips and falls, dragging Mia with him into another world. Mia and the aerialist become separated and travel in a place that exists between life and death to find each other again. Acts from Cirque du Soleil shows "O," "Mystère" and others illustrate their journey. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Erica Linz, Igor Zaripov, John Clarke, Lutz Halbhubner, Dallas Bennett
  • Director: Andrew Adamson
  • Genres: Action/Adventure, Sci-Fi/Fantasy

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by enidlj

I loved it....I always enjoy seeing them perform. They are so agile and focused. I took my little sister (age 14) as I am part of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Charlotte and she had never seen...

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Major Disappointment to this Cirque Fan

by durbanusa

I have loved Cirque du Soleil and own many of their earlier works. However, this is the worst ever. Instead of a real story, they tried to make pieces of existing works into a story and then convert...

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Not what I expected!

by lynnwhtd

I was very excited to see Cirque and was very disappointed. I expected it to be just like sitting in the audience at the real event since it was the 3D version. It was too dark! Not enough...

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The Hollywood Reporter
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The world's most famous acrobatic troupe delivers a feast of surreal beauty and moments of breath-catching wonder in the skilfully staged 3D film Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away. Read full review

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Boston Globe
| Loren King

It's better to see it on the stage... a moderately enjoyable film that lacks the awe-inspiring visual and aural aplomb of Montreal-based Cirque du Soleil's live shows. Read full review

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Philadelphia Inquirer
| Carrie Rickey

At its best, Worlds Away is a parade of mostly attractive acrobats performing physically improbable feats. At its worst, it has the humorlessness of Ridley Scott plumbing the deeper meanings of an Esther Williams water ballet. Read full review

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Movie Nation
| Roger Moore

It's all quite lovely, mesmerizing – and right on the edge of sleep-inducing. Read full review

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A scene from "Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away."