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Storyline

1937. The circus monkeys scream wildly inside their cage while, outside, men kill and die in another circus: the Spanish Civil War. The Stupid Clown, recruited against his will by the Militia, ends up carrying out a bloodbath with a machete against the National soldiers while still wearing his costume. And so commences this eventful adventure in which Javier and Sergio, two terrifyingly disfigured clowns, fight to the death for the ambiguous love of an acrobat during Franco’s reign.

Festivals & Academy awards and others

San Sebastián International Film Festival 2011
Made in Spain
Venice Film Festival 2010
In competition
Málaga Film Festival 2015
Homage Section
Málaga Film Festival 2018
Homage Section (Paco Delgado)
Sitges Film Festival 2024
Retrospectiva

Goyas Awards 2011
Best Makeup Award, Best Visual Effects Award
Best Picture Nomination, Best Director Nomination, Best Original Screenplay Nomination, Best Music Nomination, Best Actor in a Leading Role Nomination (Antonio de la Torre), Best Supporting Actress Nomination (Terele Pávez), Best Newcomer Actress Nomination (Carolina Bang), Best Line Production Nomination, Best Photography Nomination, Best Film Editing Nomination, Best Art Direction Nomination, Best Costume Design Nomination, Best Sound Editing Nomination
Gaudí Awards 2012
Candidate

Releases

Belgium (22 of June 2011)
Spain (17 of December 2010)