Circus plays disgraced Chicago cop Roman Pasternak, the abusive father of a returning Iraq War veteran (Keith Compton). The powerful film -- in the vein of Coming Home and Taxi Driver -- takes a respectfully unflinching look at Post Traumatic Stress Disorder affecting our soldiers -- sometimes the war comes home.
"Pico works visual wonders on a low budget; the impressive combat scenes put many a mainstream production to shame" - Gene Siskel Film Center