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Freaks Out

  • 2021
  • 2h 21m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
8K
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Claudio Santamaria, Giancarlo Martini, Pietro Castellitto, Aurora Giovinazzo, and Franz Rogowski in Freaks Out (2021)
Matilde, Cencio, Fulvio and Mario are family when the 2nd world war hits Rome. Israel, the owner of their circus, disappears in the attempt to find a getaway overseas for them all. The four friends are in disarray. Without anyone looking after them but above all, without the circus, they lose their social placement and they feel only as sideshow attractions on the loose in a city at war.
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Rome, 1943: Matilde, Cencio, Fulvio and Mario are the main attractions of the "Mezza Piotta Circus" run by Israel, meanwhile someone starts looking for the four freaks with a plan that could... Read allRome, 1943: Matilde, Cencio, Fulvio and Mario are the main attractions of the "Mezza Piotta Circus" run by Israel, meanwhile someone starts looking for the four freaks with a plan that could change the fate of the whole world.Rome, 1943: Matilde, Cencio, Fulvio and Mario are the main attractions of the "Mezza Piotta Circus" run by Israel, meanwhile someone starts looking for the four freaks with a plan that could change the fate of the whole world.

  • Director
    • Gabriele Mainetti
  • Writers
    • Nicola Guaglianone
    • Gabriele Mainetti
  • Stars
    • Claudio Santamaria
    • Aurora Giovinazzo
    • Pietro Castellitto
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    8K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Gabriele Mainetti
    • Writers
      • Nicola Guaglianone
      • Gabriele Mainetti
    • Stars
      • Claudio Santamaria
      • Aurora Giovinazzo
      • Pietro Castellitto
    • 40User reviews
    • 74Critic reviews
    • 44Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 36 wins & 21 nominations total

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    Claudio Santamaria
    Claudio Santamaria
    • Fulvio
    Aurora Giovinazzo
    Aurora Giovinazzo
    • Matilde
    Pietro Castellitto
    Pietro Castellitto
    • Cencio
    Giancarlo Martini
    • Mario
    Giorgio Tirabassi
    • Israel
    Max Mazzotta
    • Il Gobbo
    Franz Rogowski
    Franz Rogowski
    • Franz
    Francesca Anna Bellucci
    Francesca Anna Bellucci
    • Cesira
    Michelangelo Dalisi
    • Gambaletto
    Olivier Bony
    • Guercio
    Emilio De Marchi
    Emilio De Marchi
    • Wolf
    Eric Godon
    Eric Godon
    • Gus
    Sebastian Hülk
    Sebastian Hülk
    • Amon
    Anna Tenta
    Anna Tenta
    • Irina
    Christoph Hülsen
    Christoph Hülsen
    • Ben Schmidt
    Astrid Meloni
    Astrid Meloni
    • Donna scimmia
    Thomas Steinküler
    • Giovane nazista 1
    Matteo Simone
    • Giovane nazista 2
    • Director
      • Gabriele Mainetti
    • Writers
      • Nicola Guaglianone
      • Gabriele Mainetti
    • All cast & crew
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    User reviews40

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    8steveatwal

    Amazing Movie!

    This was an amazing movie. Great acting, scenery, special effects, comedy as well as drama, and one of the best war fighting scenes I've seen for a while in the last 25 mins. Awesome!
    7jeroduptown

    Circus Hero

    WWII is the backdrop for Matilde and her 3 friends that all have special abilities. It's parts Greatest Showman, Xmen, and Schindler's List all in one - and somehow it works.
    8mcolazilli

    Awesome start, could end better

    A really well told fable, a spaghetti superhero movie. Don't expect avengers or ironman like movie, here heroes have fears, hunger and they don't pretend to save the whole world, they are not superheroes, they are freaks! Give this movie a chance and you'll not regret.
    7tommaso_

    Well made for that budget

    What Mainetti was aiming to do was probably a bit too ambitious for the budget of the movie, you can see that mainly in the vfx, however the movie is able to appear realistic, thanks to the folk substrate of the characters and locations. A note of credit goes to Aurora Giovinazzo, who plays Matilde, for her great performance, surely a good discovery for the italian cinema. Indeed a really well made movie for the italian and european scene, which can aspire to be seen overseas.
    9dsol-24989

    Holy cow

    Im not going to masquerade as some Hollywood critic reviewing on here like a lot of folks. But...just... wow, by far the most unique & electic story line I've ever seen. Interesting two hours in front of my tv.

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    • Trivia
      During the end credits, among the many drawings of the future left by Franz, an image of Jeeg Robot can be seen. Mainetti's first film is "Lo chiamavano Jeeg Robot".
    • Connections
      References The Wizard of Oz (1939)
    • Soundtracks
      Faccetta nera
      Written by Renato Micheli, Mario Ruccione, Giuseppe Micheli, Vincenzo Raimondi, Arnaldo Stazzonelli

      Edizioni musicali Bixio C.E.M.S.A.

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    • Release date
      • April 28, 2023 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Italy
      • Belgium
    • Official sites
      • Official site (Belgium)
      • Official site (Italy)
    • Languages
      • Italian
      • German
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Freaks vs the Reich
    • Filming locations
      • Camigliatello Silano, Spezzano della Sila, Cosenza, Calabria, Italy(Train station)
    • Production companies
      • Goon Films
      • Lucky Red
      • Rai Cinema
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    • Budget
      • €13,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $3,279,079
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    • Runtime
      • 2h 21m(141 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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