Balada triste
Balada Triste de Trompeta
A film by Alex de la Iglesia
2010 - Spain - Drama / War
Silver Lion for Best Director and Osella for Best Screenplay at the Biennale di Venezia 2010
1937 Spanish civil war, circus' clowns are recruited by force to join the militia and the butchery starts as they are still in their clown costume.Years after, Javier y Sergio, two terrifyingly disfigured clowns battle to the death to win an acrobat's ambiguous love. Their incredible confrontation is a satirical reflection of Franco's dictatorship during which the story takes place. As in the drama between the two Spains, both clowns destroy the object of their love in their struggle.
Javier Carlos Areces
Sergio Antonio de la Torre
Natalia Carolina Bang
Coronel Salcedo Sancho Garcia
Sonsoles Carmen Maura
Production | Tornasol Films
ProducerGerardo Herrero
ProducerMariela Besuievsky
Director of PhotographyKiko de la Rica
EditorAlejandro Lazaro
Length 108'
Ratio 2.35