Nominated for 15 Goya Awards and directed by Alex de la Iglesia, The Last Circus includes Antonio de la Torre, Carlos Areces, Carolina Bang, Santiago Segura, Fernando Guillén Cuervo, Fran Perea and Sancho Gracia

The Last Circus is twisted tale of love, revenge, and psychopathic clowns that could only spring from the mind of acclaimed Spanish filmmaker Álex de la Iglesia (Day of the Beast, The Oxford Murders). The trailer shows so much of his cinematic talent for images, darkness and the use of colors.

The story takes place in 1937. Spain is in the midst of the brutal Spanish Civil War. A “Happy” circus clown is interrupted mid-performance and forcibly recruited by a militia. Still in his costume, he is handed a machete and led into battle against National soldiers, where he single handedly massacres an entire platoon.

Fast forward to 1973, the tail end of the Franco regime. Javier, the son of the clown, dreams of following in his father’s career footsteps, but has seen too much tragedy in his life. Particularly, he’s simply not funny and is only equipped to play the role of the Sad Clown. He finds work in a circus where he befriends an outlandish cast of characters. As the Sad Clown he must take the abuse of the brutish Happy Clown Sergio, who humiliates Javier daily in the name of entertainment.