In the organizer's words:

Santino is a circus kid. He travels around the country with his family and animals in a caravan - here today, there tomorrow. Home is not a fixed place for him, but rather his parents Angie and Gitano, his brother Giordano, countless uncles and aunts, cousins and especially his great-grandfather Ehe, one of the last great circus directors in Germany. Ehe tells Santino wild stories from his long life: about the magnificent bull elephant Sahib, his own first steps as a clown and the feeling of freedom for which it is worth putting up with all the hardships. On Santino's eleventh birthday, Ehe asks what Santino would like to show in the circus ring one day - after all, he has something to contribute to their community. But how do you find out?

Zirkuskind tells the story of the lives of the last nomads in Germany. About growing up in an extended family, with the animals, and a life without a safety net. A documentary, animated road movie for children and adults about the power of belonging and community and the life of a circus family between realism and magic. (Berlinale)

Documentary | D 2025 | FSK 0
Director: Julia Lemke and Anna Koch

You can find the complete January program of OFFEN FÜR KULTUR here: www.offen-fuer-kultur.de.


OFFEN FÜR KULTUR is funded by the LOTTO-Stiftung Berlin.