Ο Spiros and the Circle of Death

Δημιουργός: Dimitris Kafidas and Lino Kafidas | Greece-Belgium

Spiros is a motorcycle acrobat of the Circle of Death (acrobatics performed inside a huge barrel) and the last one in Greece of this kind.He lives a nomadic life.His life is full of tensions and insecurities.His father was a legend of the Circle of Death,while his grandfather,uncle and brother were also well known having established a 50 year old family tradition.Will he be able to keep making a living and save this dying profession?Will he be the last in his family or will his sons continue the family tradition?This is a human portrait of an old fashioned acrobat in a rapidly changing world.

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