Circo (2025)
- Directed by
- Lamia Chraibi
- Genre
- documentary
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
This documentary follows Richard, a queer Brazilian circus performer who starts doing drag to earn money after his adoptive mother throws him out. It shows his daily life and struggles as he navigates survival and self-expression.
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What happens
Circo is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Lamia Chraibi and released in 2024. The film is a portrait of Richard, a queer Brazilian circus performer who turns to drag to support himself after his adoptive mother kicks him out of her home. The film premiered in November 2024 at the Montreal International Documentary Festival, before going into wider commercial release in July 2025. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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