The story of five generations of the Austrian-Brazilian Knieps family, from the inauguration of their family-owned Great Mystical Circus in the 1910s up to the early 21st century, following both the family and the circus from their prime through to their decadence.
Cast
Jesuíta Barbosa
Celaví
Vincent Cassel
Jean-Paul
Mariana Ximenes
Margarete
Antônio Fagundes
Dr. Frederico Kieps
Bruna Linzmeyer
Beatriz
Juliano Cazarré
Oto Kieps
Dawid Ogrodnik
Ludwig
Catherine Mouchet
Imperatriz Catarina
Rafael Lozano
Fred
Marina Provenzzano
Charlotte
Flora Diegues
Clara Kieps
Luíza Mariani
Lily Braun
Luísa Cruz
Sra. Kieps
Nuno Lopes
Coriolano
João Gabriel Bolshaw
Oto (criança)
Maria Francisca Bolshaw
Clara (criança)
Marcos Frota
Oswaldão
Antonio de la Cruz
Rudolf
Louise Britto
Maria
Amanda Britto
Helena
Raoni Seixas
Brechó 1
Cassiano Carneiro
Brechó 2
Pryscylla Serena
Copeira
Manuel Estevão
Antônio José
Isabel Lopes Cardoso
D. Menina
Michel
Guillaume
Igor Regalla
Belisco
Pedro Efe
Tarado
Albano Jerónimo
Amestrador
David Almeida
Pinguim
Daniela Faria
Ginger
Matheus Dalia
Pistonista Real
Christopher Amaral
Garçon Leiteria
Miguel Dias
Gerente Leiteria
João Santos Silva
Rick
Madalena Costa
Camareira
José Martins
Velho Bêbado
Keith Davis
Médico Parteiro
Sombat Pechpradit
Tatuador
Tiago Delfino
Arnóbio
José Ramos
Clovis
Joel de Oliveira
Benjamim
António Victorino de Almeida
Mimi Betôvem
David Gomes
Guaraná
Joaquim Torres
Durval
Clemente Santos
Cliente 1
Cândido Ferreira
Cliente 2
Fernando Ferrão
Cliente 3
António Évora
Cliente 4
Tomás Wallenstein
Músico Cabaret
Agui Pinto
Cuspidor de Fogo
Cecília Henriques
Mulher Circense
João Patrício
Palhaço 85
Marco Mendonça
Palhaço Negro
Miguel Monteiro
Pai de Família (uncredited)
Ana Saragoça
uncredited
Crew
Carlos Diegues
Director, Screenplay
Jorge de Lima
Author
George Moura
Screenplay
Daniel Garcia
Editor
Mair Tavares
Editor
Gustavo Hadba
Director of Photography
João Pedro Ruivo
Assistant Director
João Fonseca
Executive Producer
Ana Murgel
Executive Producer
Renata Almeida Magalhães
Producer
Christian de Castro
Associate Producer
Ricardo Martins
Associate Producer
Maria Geyer
Associate Producer
Paula Lavigne
Associate Producer
Gonçalo Galvão Teles
Associate Producer
Luís Galvão Teles
Co-Producer
Jean-Pierre Gardelli
Co-Producer
Danielle Ayroles
Co-Producer
Artur Pinheiro
Production Design
Raoni Seixas
Casting
Patrícia Vasconcelos
Casting
Kika Lopes
Costume Design
Sandra Meleiro
Assistant Hairstylist
Emmanuelle Fèvre
Key Makeup Artist
Márcia Lourenço
Assistant Makeup Artist
Dulce Filipe
Makeup Artist
Rita de Castro
Makeup Effects Designer
Ricardo Leal
Sound Designer
Christophe Penchenat
Sound Designer
Simone Petrillo
Sound Editor
Emmanuel Croset
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Olivier Guillaume
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Itamar Assiére
Music Director
Edu Lobo
Music Producer, Music
Chico Buarque
Music
