The Clown (2011 film)
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| Directed by | Selton Mello |
| Written by | Selton Mello Marcelo Vindicatto |
| Produced by | Vânia Catani |
| Starring | Selton Mello Paulo José Larissa Manoela Giselle Motta |
| Cinematography | Adrian Teijido |
| Edited by | Marília Moraes |
| Music by | Plínio Profeta |
Production company | Bananeira Filmes |
| Distributed by | Imagem Filmes |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Brazil |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Budget | R$ 5 million |
| Box office | R$ 13,544,617 |
The Clown (Portuguese: O Palhaço) is a 2011 Brazilian comedy-drama film. It is the second feature film directed by Selton Mello, who also stars as the protagonist.
The film follows the story of the father and son Benjamin and Valdemar, who work as clowns Pangaré and Puro Sangue, running the country roads together with the Circus Hope troupe. The clown Benjamin, however, is in crisis. He thinks that he is not funny anymore.
The film was selected as the Brazilian entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards, but was not nominated.