The life story of Rafael Padilla, a former slave in Cuba, who unexpectedly became a star clown in the Paris of the Belle Epoque. Discovered in a small country circus in the North of France by George Footit, a British clown and acrobat, he formed a successful duo with him, 'Footit and '. For two decades, and despite conflicts between the two artists, Footit as the authoritarian white clown and as the Auguste Black drudge filled crowds with enthusiasm. But nothing lasts forever and the glory of , despite his high ambitions, started to decline until his premature death in 1917.
Omar Sy , James Thierrée , Clotilde Hesme , Olivier Gourmet , Frédéric Pierrot , Noémie Lvovsky , Alice de Lencquesaing , Alex Descas , Olivier Rabourdin , Thibault de Montalembert , Héléna Soubeyrand , Xavier Beauvois , Christophe Fluder , Antonin Maurel , Mick Holsbeke
Biography, Drama