72SSIFF - 20/28 September 2024
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Balada triste de trompeta / A Sad Trumpet Ballad

Álex de la Iglesia
Spain-France
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The circus monkeys scream wildly inside their cage while, outside, men kill and die in another circus: the ongoing Spanish Civil War. The Stupid Clown, recruited against his will by the Militia, ends up carrying out a bloodbath with a machete among the National soldiers while still wearing his costume. Several years later, during Franco?s dictatorship, Javier, son of the Militian funnyman, finds work as the sad clown in a circus, where he meets an outlandish cast of strange characters like the Human Cannonball, the Elephant Tamer or a quarrelsome couple of dog trainers.
Director
Álex de la Iglesia
Screenplay
Álex de la Iglesia
Production
Gerardo Herrero, Mariela Besuievsky Tornasol Films Tel 34 91 102 30 24 Fax 34 91 542 87 10 tornasol@tornasolfilms.com
La Fabrique 2 (France)
Photography
Kiko de la Rica
Edition
Alejandro Lázaro
Music
Roque Baños
Cast
Carlos Areces, Antonio de la Torre, Carolina Bang, Sancho Gracia, Juan Luis Galiardo
Running Time
102 m.
Country
Spain-France
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