詹姆斯·卡梅隆出任制片，和闻名世界的加拿大太阳马戏团（Cirque du Soleil）合作，马戏表演和CG场景相互交融，带给观众耳目一新的艺术之旅。

Shakes plods about his duties as party clown, and uses all of his free time getting seriously drunk. Binky, another clown, wins the spot on a local kiddie show, which depresses Shakes even more, and his boss threatens him with unemployment if he can't get his act under control.

A satirical dramedy loosely inspired by the infamous UK Miners' strikes; however this time, the fight isn’t in the pits, but on the stage. With his beloved family trade targeted by a right-wing government with a long-standing hatred for the arts, a Mime performer desperately rallies the troops for a silent revolution, vowing to save the art form from facing the final curtain.

Two mimes are preparing for the evening's show, but one of them has got something more sinister in mind.