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...ett varningens finger till alla dem som lider av clownskräck – om ni tyckte att Stephen Kings ”Det” var jobbig att se, då ska ni nog tänka två gånger innan ni ser ”The Last Circus”.

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Cast & Crew

Santiago Segura
As Padre-Payaso tonto
Sancho Gracia
As Coronel Salcedo
Enrique Villén
As Andrés
Fernando Guillén Cuervo
As Capitán miliciano

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The Last Circus is a Spanish drama-adventure-horror-comedy film set during the Spanish Civil War and the subsequent dictatorship of Francisco Franco. The movie tells the story of two clowns, Javier and Sergio, who are forced to fight on opposite sides of the war. Javier, the Sad Clown, is captured and sentenced to work as a slave laborer, while Sergio, the Happy Clown, becomes a terrorist and is responsible for a massacre at a Nationalist camp. Years later, Javier joins a circus as its sad clown, while Sergio becomes the funny clown. They both fall in love with the trapeze artist Natalia, which leads to a violent confrontation between the two clowns. Javier escapes from the hospital after being beaten by Sergio and finds Sergio and Natalia having sex. In a fit of rage, Javier beats Sergio with a trumpet, leaving him mauled and near death. The circus is forced to close down, and Natalia and the other troupe members become performers in a nightclub. Javier lives in the forest like an animal and is eventually captured by hunters who intend to kill him. He escapes by scarring his face to look like a clown and dressing in bishop's vestments before killing his captor Generalísimo Francisco Franco. After kidnapping Natalia from the nightclub using machine guns disguised as an ice cream truck, they take her to Valle de los Caídos where they plead with her to love them for their minds and bodies as much as she loved Sergio for his. Sergio informs military police of Javier's hideout; they put on clown makeup amidst their attempt to arrest him at the Monumental Cross at Valle de los Caídos' climactic scene. In the chaos that follows between Sergio (clown) vs. Javier (acrobat), Natalia admits her newfound love for Javier just as she's about to die. As they claw their way to safety using lengths of drapery, it appears that laughter fills the air when Serrio and Javito are crying uncontrollably as they sit opposite each other in police custody.. This dark and twisted tale explores themes such as violence, revenge versus love, obsession distorted by the effects of war and authoritarian rule on individuals and society. The film has received critical acclaim for its unique blend of drama, horror, comedy, action, historical fiction, musical, romance, thriller elements and stunning visuals

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