VAREKAI (NTSC)

UPC #043396017207. DVD Release Date: October 7, 2003. Run Time: 115 minutes. Starring: John Gilkey, Octavio Alegria. Director: Dominic Champagne, Nick. Available Subtitles: English, Spanish, French. Available Audio Tracks: English (DTS), English (Dolby Digital 5.1). Plot Outline: The Cirque du Soleil creation telling the story of Icarus, whose wings melt when he flies too close to the sun, sending him crashing into the volcanic and mysterious world of Varekai. Icarus (Anton Chelnokov) is the main character of "Varekai", who falls to the ground, breaking his legs as he does so. 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. On this day at the edge of time, in this place of all possibilities, begins an inspired incantation to life rediscovered." Assisted by the strange and quirky La Vigie (John Gilkey), he works on regaining his strength and finding his way, and his desire being to fly again. While on the ground, he meets The Betrothed (Olga Pikhienko), an underground, insect-like creature who he falls in love with. The two have barely met when she is kidnapped. Having already lost his love, Icarus must also find a way to see her again and conquer the obstacles in his path, continuing his quest through Varekai.