The Clown (2011) on Netflix
Benjamin and his father Valdemar travel with Circus Hope as the clowns Pangaré and Puro Sangue. Benjamin no longer feels funny and wants a home and papers of his own.
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Plot summary
Valdemar and his son Benjamin earn their living on the road with Circus Hope, moving from village to village in the Brazilian countryside, where Valdemar performs as the clown Puro Sangue and Benjamin as the clown Pangaré. Benjamin has no fixed address, no neighbors and no identity card, only a birth certificate. He thinks he is no longer funny, and he is tired of life on the road. What he wants is a place of his own, documents in his name, a steady job in a small town and a family. He leaves the circus to look for that, and meets various people along the way.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Clown (2011)
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- Selton Mello, who directed the film and plays its leading clown, offered the part to Wagner Moura and Rodrigo Santoro after showing them the script, but both turned it down because of their schedules.
- Selton Mello, the film's director and star, said making the production helped him get rid of depression, and described the film as a mixture of Oscarito, Didi Mocó and Bye Bye Brazil.
