The read
It runs a compact 1h 15m.
Synopsis
A man stays alone with his children in a half demolished house in the middle of a desolate field. His wife has just been killed by a grenade in a military battle. He is expecting a new attack. Instead a wandering caravan called Circus Fantasticus stops by the house. They bring along the dying director of the circus. Is it possible for anything beautiful to happen in a landscape of war and death? Can life go on? Is it possible to realize that death does not exist?
Ratings
IMDb6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes75%
7 audience votes
Key crew
- Janez BurgerDirector
- Janez BurgerWriter
Cast
- Leon LučevOče
- Luna MijovićHči
- René BazinetOld Man
- Pauliina RäsänenBeauty
- Ravil SultanovCircus Leader
- Marjuta SlamičDead Wife
- Daniel RovaiKlaun
- Viatcheslav VolkovMuscle Man
- David BoeleeFire Blower
- Zhang XiaoxueChinese Girl
- Natalia SultanovaŽenski klaun
- Devi BragaliniSin
Themes
circussurrealmagic realism