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title: 'The Circus Burned Down, and the Clowns Have Gone (1998)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Vladimir Bortko'
released: '1998-03-23'
runtime_minutes: 111
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Fantasy'
countries:
  - 'Russia'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-circus-burned-down-and-the-clowns-have-gone-1998'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0137432/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Circus Burned Down, and the Clowns Have Gone (1998)

1998 · 111 min · Drama, Fantasy · Russia

Original title: Цирк сгорел, и клоуны разбежались

## Synopsis

The Circus Burned Down, and the Clowns Have Gone is a 1998 Russian fantasy drama film directed by Vladimir Bortko and starring Nikolai Karachentsov. It tells the story of a successful film director who is about to turn 50 and struggles with financiers, his insane mother and a mysterious woman who tells him how meaningless his life is.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Vladimir Bortko](https://cinepixo.com/people/vladimir-bortko)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Vladimir Dashkevich](https://cinepixo.com/people/vladimir-dashkevich)

## Cast

- [Nikolai Karachentsov](https://cinepixo.com/people/nikolai-karachentsov)
- [Zinaida Sharko](https://cinepixo.com/people/zinaida-sharko)

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