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The Clown(Movie, 2011)

Original title: "O Palhaço" (Portuguese/PT)
1h 30min | Genres: Comedy, Drama
The ClownRating: 3.6/5 (with 7272 votes)
The Clown (Portuguese: O Palhaço) is a 2011 Brazilian comedy-drama film. It is the second feature film directed by Selton Mello, who also stars as the protagonist. The film follows the story of the father and son Benjamin and Valdemar, who work as clowns Pangaré and Puro Sangue, running the country roads together with the Circus Hope troupe. The clown Benjamin, however, is in crisis. He thinks that he is not funny anymore. The film was selected as the Brazilian entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards, but was not nominated. ()
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About The Clown

The life of the owners of Circus Esperança, Puro Sangue e Pangaré, father and son, who plays two clowns. At a certain point, Pangaré starts showing tiredness and sadness for being an unhappy clown.

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Trailer for The Clown + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

O Palhaço (2013)(Trailer, 2:17)

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O Palhaço (2013) (Trailer) | Trailer Oficial (Trailer, PT)

Additional Information

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Production country: Brazil
Original language: Portuguese (PT)
Spoken languages: Portuguese (PT)
Translated into 6 languages: Bulgarian (BG), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Korean (KO), Portuguese (PT), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 10/28/2011
Director: Selton Mello
Executive Producer: Vania Catani
Film Editor: Selton Mello
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"O Palhaço"
"El payaso"
"A bohóc"
"Klaun"
"Клоун"
"Clownen"
"Palyaço"
"丑臉的歲月"
Keywords: brazilian

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