Italian Film Festival 2019 (Golden Village)
They Call Me Jeeg (Lo chiamavano Jeeg Robot)
Language
Italian with English subtitles
Director
Gabriele Mainetti
Cast
Claudio Santamaria, Luca Marinelli, Stefano Ambrogi, Ilenia Pastorelli, Maurizio Tesei
Synopsis
Enzo, ex-con from the poor outskirts of Rome, puts his newfound superpowers to use furthering his career as a delinquent, a fact which makes the local crime bosses far from happy. When he falls in love with Alessia, an unstable girl who brightens her dark world with elements from a Japanese anime, Jeeg, Enzo will learn the value of helping others. But what price must he pay to become a hero?