
In the 1970s, in the midst of Franco's dictatorship, a Spanish circus astonished the world: the Circo de los Muchachos, which was the visible face of Benposta, a children's republic run by Father Silva: the story of the rise and fall of one of the most unique utopias of the 20th century.
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Air Date: 2024-11-22
Galicia, 1960s. With fifteen children and a motorbike, Father Silva creates Benposta, a city governed by children cal...
Air Date: 2024-11-22
1970-1975: After disastrous beginnings, the Circo de los Muchachos achieves unprecedented international success and B...
Air Date: 2024-11-22
1975-1985: The Circo de los Muchachos tours the five continents in an unusual journey full of excesses and surreal ex...
Air Date: 2024-11-22
1985-2000: Problems worsen when, in the initially successful Spanish Welfare State, Benposta runs out of children and...
Air Date: 2024-11-22
2000s: The former muchachos revolt to save Benposta or dethrone the leader, a fratricidal struggle that darkens the l...