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  • Summary: The Ponce family's hardscrabble circus has lived and performed on the back roads of Mexico since the 19th century. But can their way of life survive into the 21st century? Against the backdrop of Mexico’s collapsing rural economy, the ringmaster must choose between his family tradition and a wife who wants a better life for their family outside the circus. (First Run Features)… Expand

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  1. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Kenneth Turan
    Apr 7, 2011
    90
    A marvel of a documentary, a clear-eyed and affectionate film that tells a remarkable story with both visual and personal sensitivity. More impressive still, it's largely the work of one man.
  2. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Jeannette Catsoulis
    Mar 31, 2011
    90
    Circo offers a touching chronicle of a dying culture harnessed to ambitions that remain very much alive.
  3. Time Out New York
    Reviewed by: David Fear
    Mar 29, 2011
    60
    Circo zeroes in on the interpersonal strife within this collapsing clan - an angle that only occasionally lifts the film above confessional exotica.

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