El Circo de Los Muchachos

The docuseries tells the incredible story of the City of Boys, founded by Father Jesús Silva, known as “the Priest” who, together with 15 boys, created from nothing a city and an educational project for children without resources in Franco's Spain in 1956 in Benposta, a farm in the suburbs of Ourense (Galicia). Silva created a “nation of boys”, with its own currency, passport and even customs, governed by children, and with the approval of the Francoist government and church, where in the midst of the dictatorship they had democratic processes to elect their mayors. As time went by, Benposta became a city steeped in art, education and illusion and Silva founded “The Boys' Circus”, a fascinating show that toured the world impressing the public with its circus skills, even triumphing at the Grand Palais in Paris and Madison Square Garden in New York. The City of Boys attracted the attention of sociologists, educationalists and art experts from all over the world. However, over time, it was punctuated by external and internal political conflicts, having to face controversies and rebellions that led Father Silva's megalomaniacal management to decline.