Cirque du Soleil: Varekai vs The Road Forward
The Road Forward has the higher audience score (9/10 against 7.8/10 for Cirque du Soleil: Varekai). The Road Forward is the shorter watch at 1h 41m compared with 1h 52m. Cirque du Soleil: Varekai is the older of the two (2003 against 2017). Both are documentary, music movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Cirque du Soleil: Varekai
The Road Forward| Cirque du Soleil: Varekai | The Road Forward | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.8/10 | ★ 9.0/10 |
| Year | 2003 | 2017 |
| Length | 1h 52m | 1h 41m |
| Genres | Documentary, Family, Music | Documentary, Music |
| Country | US | Canada |
| Director | Dominic Champagne, Nick Morris | Marie Clements |
| Main cast | Anton Chelnokov, Olga Pikhienko, John Gilkey, Mathieu Lavoie, Zara Tellander | Stephen E. Miller, Bill Croft, Patti Allan, Evan Leslie Adams, Chief Leonard George |
Synopsis
Cirque du Soleil: Varekai
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.
The Road Forward
The Road Forward is an electrifying musical documentary that connects a pivotal moment in Canada’s civil rights history—the beginnings of Indian Nationalism in the 1930s—with the powerful momentum of First Nations activism today. Interviews and musical sequences describe how a tiny movement, the Native Brotherhood and Sisterhood, grew to become a successful voice for change across the country. Visually stunning, The Road Forward seamlessly…
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