During the Spanish Civil War, a circus clown is recruited to the Republican cause and forced to massacre dozens of Nationalist troops with only a machete. Decades later, his traumatised son Javier (Carlos Areces) becomes a clown himself, albeit a “sad” clown fuelled by the tragedy he has seen. He performs opposite the arrogant “happy” clown Sergio (Antonio de la Torre) and finds himself falling in love with Sergio’s partner, the beautiful acrobat Natalia (Carolina Bang). Soon, sad clown and happy clown are locked in a love triangle that spirals into spectacular violence. Written and directed by Álex de la Iglesia (The Day of the Beast), The Last Circus is a landmark in Spanish genre cinema – a blackly comic horror show that revels in the shocking, the transgressive and the absurd.

BLU-RAY LIMITED EDITION SPECIAL FEATURES

• UK Blu-ray premiere
• High-definition digital transfer from the original HDCAM
• Interview with director Álex de la Iglesia with newly translated English subtitles
• New audio commentary by Spanish horror expert Valeria Villegas Lindvall
• New video essay by Xavier Aldana Reyes, author of Spanish Gothic (2017)
• Making of The Last Circus (2010)
• Behind the scenes footage
• Visual effects footage
• Trailers
• Newly improved English subtitles
• Limited-edition booklet featuring new writing by Andy Willis, co-author of The Cinema of Álex de la Iglesia (2007) and co-editor of Spanish Popular Cinema (2004)
• Limited edition of 2000 copies, featuring an O-card slipcase with new artwork by Nick Charge, full-height Scanavo packaging and reversible sleeve featuring original poster artwork and alternative artwork by Nick Charge