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Completed - BRAZILIAN-PORTUGUESE - Comedy, Drama - 88 minutes

Previous markets

  • Ventana Sur 2010 (Premiere)
  • Cannes 2011 (Line up)
  • AFM 2011 (Screening)
  • Cannes 2012 (Screening)
Full history

Year of production : 2011

Director(s) : Selton MELLO
Writer(s) : Selton MELLO, Marcelo VINDICATTO
Cast : Selton MELLO, Paulo JOSÉ, Giselle MOTTA, Larissa MANOELA, Moacyr FRANCO, Teuda BARA

Producer(s) : Vânia CATANI (Bananeira Filmes)

Synopsis

Benjamin and his father are the marvelous duo of clowns Pangaré (Mongrel) and Puro Sangue (Thoroughbred). They own the small Circus Esperança (Circus Esperanza) and lead a troupe of itinerant artists through the roads of Brazil. Benjamin is sick of the life he leads and keeps repeating in his head, like a motif, the following thought: "I make everyone laugh, but who’s going to make me laugh?"
This recurrent conflict is mixed to the desire of seeing the world, having a fixed residence, buying a fan, and even taking his ID card, like any regular citizen. Would leaving the circus be the best choice for Benjamin or he just does not seem to realize he is the funniest clown the world has ever seen?

Production

Country(ies) : BRAZIL

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Festivals and Awards

Palm Spring IFF 2013 Best Foreign Language Film


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