The Last Circus
aka Balada triste de trompeta
Reviewed in December 2011
Director: Álex de la Iglesia. Cast: Carlos Areces, Antonio de la Torre, Carolina Bang, Manuel Tallafé, Enrique Villén, Santiago Segura, Sasha Di Bendetto, Sancho Gracia, Manuel Tejada, Alejandro Tejerías, Gracia Olayo, Fernando Guillén Cuervo, Paco Sagarzazu, Fofito. Screenplay: Álex de la Iglesia.
Twitter Capsule: Livid, pitiless allegory, hyper-violent and jejune, in which rival maniacs break the back of easily-seduced Spain.

Photo © 2010 Tornasol Films/La Fabrique 2/Canal+ España,
© 2011 Magnet Releasing
Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: C


Awards:
Venice Film Festival: Best Director; Best Screenplay

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