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DIRECTOR: Gabrielle Mainetti
COUNTRY: Italy, Belgium
YEAR / DURATION: 2021 • 141’
GENRE: adventure, drama, fantasy
BEST OF EUROPE
Info
- SCREENPLAY : Nicola Guaglianone, Gabriele Mainetti
- CINEMATOGRAPHY: Michele D’Attanasio
- EDITOR: Francesco Di Stefano
- SCORE : Michele Braga, Gabriele Mainetti
- CAST: Claudio Santamaria, Aurora Giovinazzo, Pietro Castellitto, Giancarlo Martini, Giorgio Tirabassi, Max Mazzotta, Franz Rogowski, Francesca Anna Bellucci
- PRODUCERS: Gabriele Mainetti, Andrea Occhipinti
- COMPANY : Goon Films, Lucky Red
- FESTIVALS AND AWARDS: Venice Film Festival – Best Actor, Best Italian Film, Pasinetti Award, Graffetta d’oro for Best Film, Rotterdam International Film Festival – Audience Award
Trailer
–Synopsis
Rome, 194. Matilde, Cencio, Fulvio, and Mario have special powers which make them the attractions of the Mezza Piotta Circus. Matilde creates electricity, Cencio can talk to insects, Fulvio is extremely strong, and Mario is a human magnet. They are led by the kind-hearted Israel, whose sudden disappearance causes disarray among the circus members. At the same time, the brilliant Nazi Franz invites them to join his German circus and lays out a plan that could change the fate of mankind.
About the director
Gabriele Mainetti (Rome, 1976), director, actor, composer and producer. His work includes several awarded short films (Basette, 2006; Tiger Boy, 2012). His feature debut, the action comedy They Call Me Jeeg (205) has received critical acclaim and has won numerous awards.
Screening
- Valli Cinema – 21.07.2022
18:45
FREE ENTRANCE