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Circusboy (2025)

Circusboy poster
Original title
Zirkuskind
Directed by
Anna Koch, Julia Lemke
Genre
documentary film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 26m
Rated
0
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A documentary about a boy named Santino who lives with his family and travels across Germany as part of a circus. It follows his everyday life on the road, moving from place to place with the animals and the show.

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What happens

Circusboy (German: Zirkuskind) is a 2025 documentary road film with animations for children, written and directed by Julia Lemke and Anna Koch. The film follows Santino, a circus kid. He travels round the country with his family and animals, and is here today, there tomorrow. The film was selected in the Generation Kplus section at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival, where it had its World premiere on 15 February and competed for Crystal Bear for Best Film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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