Freaks Out
2021 · Movie · 141 min · ★ 7.3 · 55% critics
In wartime Rome, four circus performers with unusual abilities are left on their own when their guardian is taken by occupying forces. As danger closes in, they must stick together, navigate a hostile city, and decide what they’re willing to risk to protect their found family.
Also known as Freaks Vs. The Reich
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Details
- Years
- 2021
- Release date
- 2021-10-28
- Language
- Italian
- Runtime
- 141 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 55/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 (952 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a stylish, eccentric superhero-tinged wartime tale with heart, oddball humor, and big swings; Not for you if you prefer tight, grounded stories or dislike chaotic finales like in They Call Me Jeeg Robot.
Pros: ambitious wartime fantasy; stylish, offbeat energy; strong emotional core | Cons: messy final stretch; sentimental at times; many plot threads
Themes
- circus
- world war ii
- anti-nazi resistance
- nazi invasion
- freaks
- hidden powers
- nazi occultism
- italian resistance
Awards & recognition
- David di Donatello — Best Production Design · nominated
- David di Donatello — Best Cinematography · nominated
- David di Donatello — Best Hairstyling · nominated
- David di Donatello — Best Costumes · nominated
- David di Donatello — Best Producer · nominated
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- David di Donatello — Best Actor · nominated
- David di Donatello — Best Sound · nominated
- David di Donatello — Best Score · nominated
- David di Donatello — Best Actress · nominated
- David di Donatello — Best Visual Effects · nominated
- David di Donatello — Best Director · nominated
- David di Donatello — Best Make-up · nominated
- David di Donatello — Best Original Script · nominated
- David di Donatello — Best Film · nominated
- David di Donatello — Best Supporting Actor · nominated
- David Giovani Award · nominated
Cast & crew
Claudio Santamaria
as Fulvio
Aurora Giovinazzo
as Matilde
Pietro Castellitto
as Cencio
Giancarlo Martini
as Mario
Giorgio Tirabassi
as Israel
Max Mazzotta
as The Hunchback
Franz Rogowski
as Franz
Éric Godon
as Gus
Emilio De Marchi
as Wolf
Anna Tenta
as Irina
Directed by Gabriele Mainetti