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You all know today is Romy's last day
and Yelka wrote a letter.

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Romy, would you like to come to the front,
and Yelka can stand here.

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Dear Romy.
I have a whole list of things, you know.

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You are a fun girl,
a kind girl, a pretty girl,

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a smart girl and so much more.
Saying goodbye to you won't be easy.

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When you leave,
our class won't be complete.

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So thank you, Romy,
for being such a good classmate

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and such a good friend.
We all love you very much.

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All the best, Yelka and the entire class.
- Thank you.

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Three, two, one.
- Yes!

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Bravo!
- Romy! Romy!

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There we go. That's done already.
I'll put it here.

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There.

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Kwibus, hop in.

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Slowly. Slowly release the clutch.
- Incredible. My brother is driving a car.

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Yes, yes, yes.

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Stop.

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Stop.

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CIRCUS WITHOUT TENT

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A film by Nina Landau

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A production by
Associate Directors

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With support from
VAF/Mediafonds

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A coproduction with
Ketnet

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Dear classmates.
We are on our way to France.

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I'll see you again in six months.

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In the coming months,
we'll live and work at a theme park.

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Okay.

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While you're in school, my brother, my mum,
my dad and I will perform every day.

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Look up.

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Look up.

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Keep your eyes closed. Don't squeeze them.
And keep your mouth closed.

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Or you'll have extra white teeth.

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We are a circus family
but without a tent.

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A circus tent costs a lot of money.

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And to earn pennies,
we perform shows at a theme park.

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I love performing,
but I always get a little nervous.

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Last call. Please take your places.
The show is about to start.

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Sit.

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Paws in the air. Paws in the air. Yes!

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Thank you very much.

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Well, well... Hello ladies and gentlemen.

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And how could I forget: hello, children.

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Are you ready for the show?
- Yes!

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One more time for my daughter Romy.

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Thank you so much and see you soon.

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Titi, wait for me.

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Ouch, that's prickly.

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When we grow up...
- We'll have a circus together.

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Yes, we'll buy a circus,
and have some artists and animals,

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so we can travel together
if we have caravans.

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In the circus,
I'd like to do the presentation,

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be an acrobat and do a trapeze number.

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Hello.
- Good morning, Romy.

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Good morning.
- How are you?

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Good. And you?
- All right.

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You should have three assignments
today. The first one is your diary.

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The second one is religion
and the third assignment is French.

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Those are the three for today.

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I've printed the bundle off.
- Yes. That's it.

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So that's for today.
You should work on that today.

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Yes.
- All right?

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Yes. Say hello to the class.
- OK. Bye.

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But Titi...
Do I make a roster now or not?

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You have to plan it yourself.

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Okay. I'll just do what it says here.

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Yes, but...

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I would practise
for the French test every day.

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Not at the last minute.
- I'll practise the numbers every day.

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Good.
- Year 6 is so complicated.

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You do that for everything:
spelling, vocabulary, French, everything.

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I wish the teacher was here
to explain it all again.

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Dear classmates. I miss you.

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Sometimes I wish you were here to
play with us in the park in the evenings.

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There have always been people like us.

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People who travel. Nomads.
In the time of knights,

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you had those big fortresses
with those pull-up gates.

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There were people like us back then,
who travelled in groups.

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They would knock at the gate
and ask if they could perform.

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For us it all started with this gentleman.

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With Constant Simon.
My great-great-grandfather.

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He was the first in our family to start.
He showed off his strength at fun fairs.

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Look, this is the first clown.

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And what is this?
- That's the trapeze.

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That's Grandma.

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If you perform in the circus later,
you'll be the sixth generation.

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And if you have children, they'll be...
- The seventh.

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There you go.
It will always go on like this.

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Ladies and gentlemen, girls and boys.
Dear audience.

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Welcome to Circus Titi.

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Let the show commence.

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The big top of my dreams
is a blue and red circus tent

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with a starry sky on the inside.

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When I'm older,
I'll perform shows with my brother Titi

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in front of a large audience.

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He'll be the clown and I'll be the
acrobat, just like Grandma Nadia.

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But we have to do a lot of practice first.

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You have sweaty hands.

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I fell in the ditch.

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Three, two, one.
Give it some oomph. Go on.

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One more time.

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Dammit!
- Three, two, one.

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No, no. I am in pain.

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A normal flip then.

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We're not going to cry.
- Mum, it hurts.

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Three, two, one. Go.

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Yes. Good job. That was nice. Yes?

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What are we going to do now?
The splits?

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You don't need your wrist for that.
- All right.

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All right.

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Three, two, one.
- Go.

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Ah, no, no, no, that's starting to hurt.

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I need to warm up a little more.

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Keep practising. A bit further.

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Push, push, push.
- No.

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Other foot again.

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Yes, good.

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Hello, my dolly.

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Where is Dad?
- He went to the bakery.

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Time to get up, sir.
- Yes.

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Did you sleep well? Yes? OK.

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Oh boy.
- Oh boy.

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Come here.

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Those who love a show, gather round.
The show will start in a few minutes.

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We should cancel the show.

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Romy, they paid for it.

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I find it hard sometimes
to perform every day.

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Some days I really don't feel like it.

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But being on stage with my family
always cheers me up.

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I hope we'll perform together
for a long time to come.

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With or without a circus tent.

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Our time at the theme park is nearly up.
We'll come home soon.

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Then I'll finally be able
to see you all again.

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Lots of love and see you soon. Romy.

