FREAKS OUT by Gabriele Mainetti

Presented at the Festival del cinema di Venezia on 8 September 2021

Rome 1943, in the middle of the Second World War, Israel's circus is putting on its shows. After the mysterious disappearance of its owner, Matilde, Cencio, Fulvio and Mario, whom everyone regards as "circus freaks", find themselves alone, without the guidance of their putative father. The four "brothers" look for a way out of the city occupied by the Nazis.

 

CREDITS

Director: Gabriele Mainetti
Production: Lucky Red (Andrea Occhipinti), Goon Films, Rai Cinema
Running time: 141’
Language: Italian, German, French
Countries: Italy, Belgium
Screenplay: Nicola Guaglianone, Gabriele Mainetti
Cinematography: Michele D’Attanasio
Editing: Francesco Di Stefano
Production design: Massimiliano Sturiale
Costumes: Mary Montalto
Music: Michele Braga, Gabriele Mainetti
Sound: Mirko Perri
Visual effects: Stefano Leoni

CASTING

Claudio Santamaria, Aurora Giovinazzo, Pietro Castellitto, Giancarlo Martini, Giorgio Tirabassi, Max Mazzotta, Franz Rogowski