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Devastated by the sudden death of his parents in a car crash,
veterinary student Jacob Jankowski (Robert Pattinson) abandons his
studies in his final year and hops aboard a train. He soon finds out
its part of a traveling ...
Devastated by the sudden death of his parents in a car crash,
veterinary student Jacob Jankowski (Robert Pattinson) abandons his
studies in his final year and hops aboard a train. He soon finds out
its part of a traveling circus and tries to get a job with them.
When August (Christoph Waltz), the head animal trainer, finds out
Jacob is a veterinarian, he hires him to look after the animals.
Jacob falls for Augusts young wife, Marlena (Reese Witherspoon),
and learns that August is an abusive man, both towards animals and
humans. Jacob struggles to hide his feelings and to keep his job,
despite the circus money troubles and the tendency of the bosses to
redlight workers (throw them off the train in the middle of the
night when they no longer need them).
Based on the novel by Sara
Gruen.