肥胖忧郁的哈维尔（Carlos Areces 饰）出生于西班牙一个小丑世家，他的父亲死于内战，生前曾嘱咐这个背负了太多痛苦的儿子做一个悲伤小丑。时过境迁，成年后的哈维尔求职来到一家马戏团，遇到了当家小丑赛吉（Antonio de la Torre 饰）以及美艳的杂技女明星纳塔莉娅（Carolina Bang 饰）。他们是一对情侣，生活中的赛吉嗜酒狂暴，经常对纳塔莉娅饱以老拳，后者虽然痛苦不堪，却又...
Maurizio is a stubborn boy who grows up near the fiumara, where people throw away whatever they no longer need. This open-air dump becomes his playground, where among wrecked cars and other treasures ...