
TinoPonceoperatesCircoMexico,whichjourneysacrosstheMexicancountrysideinsearchofpayingcustomers.Wantingtopleasehisfatherandcontinuethefamilybusiness,Poncehasrecruitedhisyoungchildrenasperformerswhilelaboringnightanddaytomaintainthecircus'sfalteringfinancialfortunes.Butagrowingresentmentbrewingwithinhiswifeabouttheirhardscrabbleexistencesuggeststroublesonthehorizon.Whiledocumentingthebrutalregimenofcircuslife,CircoalsopeelsbackthecurtainonthePoncefamily'sinnerdynamics,revealinggenerationaldividesandmoneyworriesthatthreatentotearapartamarriage.Buttressedbyindie-rockbandCalexico'sevocativescore,Schock'sfilmobservesthisfamilydramawithasympatheticbutclear-eyedviewofavanishingwayoflife.AndbecauseCircorefusestobesentimentalinitshandlingofthematerial,thestory'stwistsbecomeallthemorepoignant

