The Last Circus

The Last Circus (Spanish: Balada triste de trompeta; "Sad Trumpet Ballad") is a 2010 Spanish film by director Álex de la Iglesia. It premiered at the 2010 Venice Film Festival. In 1937, Republican Militia led by General Líster force a circus troupe to fight on their side in the Spanish Civil War. The Funny Clown (Santiago Segura) slaughters dozens of Loyalist troops, armed only with a machete, before being shot and disarmed. While his fellow trou... More

The Last Circus (Spanish: Balada triste de trompeta; "Sad Trumpet Ballad") is a 2010 Spanish film by director Álex de la Iglesia. It premiered at the 2010 Venice Film Festival. In 1937, Republican Militia led by General Líster force a circus troupe to fight on their side in the Spanish Civil War. The Funny Clown (Santiago Segura) slaughters dozens of Loyalist troops, armed only with a machete, before being shot and disarmed. While his fellow troupe members are executed, the Funny Clown is sentenced to work as a slave laborer, at the monument of the Valle de los Caídos. His son, Javier (Sasha Di Bendetto) tries to free him by setting off dynamite where he was working. But Colonel Salcedo (Sancho Gracia) tramples the Funny Clown to death with his horse. Javier knocks him down, gouging out his eye in the process. Salcedo vows to remember Javier for this insult. In 1973, Javier (Carlos Areces) joins a circus as its sad clown, as he has never been able to make children laugh. His...

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