The Clown

The Clown

201190 min7.2 / 10

A sentimental, melodramatic portrait of a father-son circus clown duo grappling with the gap between performance and inner sadness.

The life of the owners of Circus Esperança, Puro Sangue e Pangaré, father and son, who plays two clowns. At a certain point, Pangaré starts showing tiredness and sadness for being an unhappy clown.

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