THE KID AND THE CLOWN (Ida Grøn, Denmark). 53 minutes. Subtitled. Rating: NNNN
Emotionally draining and only as long as it needs to be, this look at Danish children’s hospital clown Angus and his bond with young patient Tobias, who’s battling cancer and has only a 30 per cent chance of surviving, does a great job of showing how hard it can be to put on a happy face for work every day.
It can be hard to watch Tobias undergo painful chemotherapy and pine to feel better, but Angus lets us know it’s okay to feel something even if he has to stay distant because of his job. His on-camera remarks and confessions feel like years of catharsis coming out all at once.
Apr 27, 1:30 pm, Isabel Bader Theatre Apr 28, 1:30 pm, TIFF Bell Lightbox 3 May 5, 2 pm, TIFF Bell Lightbox 3.
