When Rome is devastated by the Second World War, Matilde, Cencio, Fulvio, and Mario resemble siblings. In 1943, they are employed by a circus in Rome. Israel, the circus owner and their presumed father, vanishes in an attempt to locate a safe haven abroad for the family. The state of our four buddies is chaotic. The four characters have no place in society without anybody to care for them or a circus. In a war-ravaged city, they just feel like freaks.
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When Rome is devastated by the Second World War, Matilde, Cencio, Fulvio, and Mario resemble siblings. In 1943, they are employed by a circus in Rome. Israel, the circus owner and their presumed father, vanishes in an attempt to locate a safe haven abroad for the family. The state of our four buddies is chaotic. The four characters have no place in society without anybody to care for them or a circus. In a war-ravaged city, they just feel like freaks.
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