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Circus Noel
The Club of Ugly Children
Circus Noël
De club van lelijke kinderen
Karo often muses about the nature of true love in her vlogs, but doesn’t really see much of it between her own parents. When she discovers that they are considering a divorce, Karo decides to run away. She secretly travels with her circus friends, Tonie and Victor, to the south of the country where the circus will participate in a prestigious competition. While Karo enjoys the warmth of her new circus family, the three friends discover that there are attempts at sabotage to prevent the circus from taking part in the competition. While Karo’s parents are trying to find their daughter, the three friends try to save the competition and the circus. In the meantime, something is brewing between Karo, Tonie and Victor, which threatens their friendship.
Paul prefers to keep his outsized ears concealed beneath a hat, but in this ultra-organised country led by the mysterious president Isimo, his camouflage no longer works. One day, Paul and hundreds of other ‘ugly’ children are forcibly taken on a school trip. Isimo wants to rid the country of all that he finds unsightly. The adults are too afraid to protest, so when Paul manages to escape, he and his classmate Sara establish the Club of Ugly Children. Together they attempt to rescue the imprisoned children and to oust the Isimo regime.
This sequel to the same-titled youth drama series covers themes such as friendship, the magic of the circus, love and unconventional circus families.
DENNIS BOTS THE NETHERLANDS | 2019 | 90’ | 6+ FACTS
Original fantasy film based on the same-titled juvenile novel by Koos Meinderts about friendship, dealing with your own flaws, combating injustice, and speaking out. In this modern tale full of critical social themes, the inventive children turn out to be more courageous than the passive adults.
JONATHAN ELBERS THE NETHERLANDS, GERMANY | 2019 | 91’ | 6+ FACTS
Dutch title Circus Noël Producer Danielle Raaphorst, Harro van
Dutch title De club van lelijke kinderen Producer Casper Eskes,
Staverden, Petra Goedings, Michiel Bartels Screenwriter Karen
Wim Boven, Niek Teunissen Screenwriter Koos Meinderts,
van Holst Pellekaan, Anjali Taneja Editor Björn Mentink Composer
Jeroen Margry Editor Jurriaan van Nimwegen Composer Vidjay
Laurens Goedhart, Fons Merkies Leading actors Luna Wijnands,
Beerepoot Leading actors Sem Hulsmann, Maan de Steenwinkel,
Tommy van Lent, Samuel Beau Reurekas, Rein Hofman,
Narek Awanesyan, Faye Kimmijser, Jeroen van Koningsbrugge
Rick Paul van Mulligen Production company Phanta Vision, The
Sales company Umami Media, The Netherlands,
Netherlands, info@phantavision.com, www.phantavision.com
info@umami.media, http://www.umamimedia.nl/ Sales company
Sales company Incredible Film, The Netherlands,
Beta Film GmbH, Germany, beta@betafilm.com,
danielle@incrediblefilm.nl, www.incrediblefilm.com Distributor
www.betafilm.com Distributor Independent Films
Just Film Distribution
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