THE LAST CIRCUS

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• Release Year: 2010
• Genre: Comedy, Drama
• Plot: 1937, Spain is in the midst of the brutal Spanish Civil War. A "Happy" circus clown is interrupted mid-performance and forcibly recruited by a militia. Still in his costume, he is handed a machete and led into battle against National soldiers, where he single handedly massacres an entire platoon. Fast forward to 1973, the tail end of the Franco regime. Javier, the son of the clown, dreams of following in his father's career footsteps, but has seen too much tragedy in his life-he's simply not funny and is only equipped to play the role of the Sad Clown. He finds work in a circus where he befriends an outlandish cast of characters, but as the Sad Clown he must take the abuse of the brutish Happy Clown Sergio, who humiliates Javier daily in the name of entertainment. It is here that he meets Natalia, a gorgeous acrobat, and abused wife of Sergio. Javier falls deeply in love with Natalia and tries to rescue her from her cruel and violent husband, unleashing Sergio's jealousy. But Natalia is torn between her affection towards Javier and her lust for Sergio.
• Cast: Carlos Areces, Antonio de la Torre, Carolina Bang, Manuel Tallafé, Alejandro Tejerías, Manuel Tejada, Enrique Villén, Gracia Olayo, Sancho Gracia, Paco Sagarzazu, Santiago Segura, Fernando Guillén, Jorge Clemente, Fofito, Sasha Di Bendetto, Juan Viadas, Ángel Acero, David Sánchez Calvo, Joaquín Climent, Juana Cordero, Fernando Chinarro, Luis Varela, Terele Pávez, José Manuel Cervino, Isidro Montalvo, Fran Perea, Javier Botet, Ignasi Vidal, Raúl Arévalo, Luz Valdenebro, Josu Ormaetxe, Josean Bengoetxea, Chusa Barbero, Fernando Soto, Elsa Cabo, Merche Romero, Anita Torres, David M. Antón, Mikel Bustamante, Diego Calderón, Sixto Cid, Ángel Cristo, Alexander Estrella, Torcuato Fernández Miranda, Manuel Fraga, Francisco Franco, Luis Lobos Negros, Raphael, Álex de la Iglesia
• Director: Álex de la Iglesia
• Runtime: 0
• Media Format: Movie