My Very Own Circus (2020)

Original title

Mon cirque à moi

Directed by

Miryam Bouchard

Genre

comedy, drama

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 45m

Rating

5.6 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A girl who has grown up traveling with her circus clown father gets a chance to attend a private boarding school. She must decide between her father's wandering life and a more stable future.

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What happens

My Very Own Circus (French: Mon cirque à moi) is a 2020 Canadian comedy-drama film directed by Miryam Bouchard. The film stars Jasmine Lemée as Laura, a young girl who has spent years living an itinerant lifestyle with her circus clown father Bill (Patrick Huard) and his stagehand Mandeep (Robin Aubert), but longs for a more conventional and stable life; she is given an opportunity to chase her own dreams when her teacher Patricia (Sophie Lorain) recognizes her academic potential and helps her to secure admission to a private boarding school, challenging her relationship with her father. The film was inspired in part by Bouchard's own experience as the daughter of a circus performer, although she has clarified that it should not be interpreted autobiographically. The film premiered in theatres on August 14, 2020. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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