Starkiss - circusmeisjes in India

Television is the window to the world for the fifty-odd circus girls of the Indian Great Rayman Circus. The girls, from four to twenty-four years old, live completely isolated - locked up behind a corrugated iron fence on the circus ground. It is only right before the start of every show (three shows a day, seven days a week) that they are allowed to cross over to the ring. Guard Ali Baba, one of the few people going behind the fence, justifies: 'The girls' security is a major problem.' Documentary filmmakers Relleke and De Wilde's patience is rewarded by the circus performers' confidence. The Lilliputian's desires are addressed just as much as the manager's economic interest. Most girls were sold to the circus by their parents to supplement the family's paltry income.