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The Clown

The Clown

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The Clown

2011

1h 30m

7.2(191 votes)

Comedy

Drama

Overview

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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Bananeira Filmes

Globo Filmes

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The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Selton Mello

Selton Mello

Benjamim / Palhaço Pangaré

Paulo José

Paulo José

Valdemar / Palhaço Puro Sangue

Larissa Manoela

Larissa Manoela

Guilhermina

Danton Mello

Danton Mello

Aldo

Giselle Motta

Lola

Teuda Bara

Teuda Bara

Dona Zaira

Álamo Facó

Álamo Facó

João Lorota

Cadu Fávero

Cadu Fávero

Tony Lo Bianco

Erom Cordeiro

Erom Cordeiro

Robson Félix

Hossen Minussi

Chico Lorota

Creative team

Directed by: Selton Mello
Written by: Selton Mello
Marcelo Vindicato

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