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Set in the 1930s, a former veterinary student takes a job in a travelling circus and falls in love with the ringmaster's wife.

DIRECTOR
  • Francis Lawrence
WRITERS
STUDIOS
  • Fox 2000 Pictures
  • 3 Arts Entertainment
  • Flashpoint Entertainment
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After his parents' death, Jacob Jankowski is left penniless and homeless. Events lead him to joining the circus as their vet, working under their unstable boss August whose violent tendencies give everyone reason to be cautious around him, including his beautiful and quiet wife Marlena, whom August is very possessive of and who Jacob finds himself soon falling in love with.

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IMDB Score
6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes Score
60%