Circo

USA/Mexico | 2010 | col | 75 mins | doc | dir. Aaron Schock | in Spanish with English subtitles

Set within a century-old travelling circus, Circo is an intimate portrait of a Mexican family struggling to stay together despite mounting debt, dwindling audiences, and a simmering family conflict that threatens this once-vibrant family tradition. Tino, the ringmaster, is driven by his dream to lead his parents' circus to success but his wife Ivonne is determined to change their lifestyle.

Filmed along the backroads of rural Mexico, this cinematic road movie opens the viewer to the luminous world of a travelling circus.

A gem of a documentary (Time Out)

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