Ángel de fuego

Ángel de fuego

1992 · 95 min · ★ 5.9 · Drama

The young trapeze artist Alma is part of the show of a miserable traveling circus. In an act of desperation, Alma commits incest with her father, a sick clown obsessed with the woman who abandoned them. Determined to have his child, Alma leaves the circus and joins a group of preachers led by Refugio, a woman who performs puppet shows with biblical passages in poor neighborhoods.

Directed by Dana Rotberg · Written by Dana Rotberg

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