Calimucho plot
Dicky carries the heavy burden of the small, financially unstable family circus Harlekino on her shoulders. She has an ambivalent relationship with her brother-in-law Willy, who is the widower of Dicky's late sister Jena. Dicky takes care of Willy's son Timo and treats him as if he were her own son. The young Moroccan tent builder Tarek has just been hired to work in the circus. Because Willy drinks a lot and often becomes aggressive, Dicky spends more and more time in the pleasant company of Tarek. Slowly but surely, the difficult and unstable relationships begin to disrupt the circus.