Freaks Out

2021 2h 21m IT

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7.3

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★7.3TMDB · 964

AdventureFantasyDrama

Synopsis

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Four super-powered circus freaks find themselves trapped in war-torn Rome after their foster father is captured by the Nazis.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Claudio Santamaria
Fulvio
Aurora Giovinazzo
Matilde
Pietro Castellitto
Cencio
Giancarlo Martini
Mario
Giorgio Tirabassi
Israel
Max Mazzotta
The Hunchback
Franz Rogowski
Franz
Éric Godon
Gus

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Gabriele Mainetti
Writers: Nicola Guaglianone, Nicola Guaglianone, Gabriele Mainetti
Languages: Italian, German, French
Countries: Belgium, Italy

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MONEY

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Earned back only 27% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 5 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Italian, German, French.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Belgium, Italy.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Gabriele Mainetti, shot by Michele D'Attanasio. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Michele Braga. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Francesco Di Stefano shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Claudio Santamaria and Aurora Giovinazzo and Pietro Castellitto carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Gabriele Mainetti directs. Michele D'Attanasio behind the camera. Michele Braga scores. Francesco Di Stefano cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in Belgium, Italy. Dialogue in Italian, German, French.

Trivia

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1Earned back only 27% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
2Released 5 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Italian, German, French.
4International production across 2 countries: Belgium, Italy.
5Directed by Gabriele Mainetti, shot by Michele D'Attanasio. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Michele Braga. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Francesco Di Stefano shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Claudio Santamaria and Aurora Giovinazzo and Pietro Castellitto carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt7270808 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 8 themes, including "circus", "world war ii", "anti-nazi resistance", "nazi invasion".

The technical file

Cinematography: Michele D'Attanasio
Original score: Michele Braga
Editing: Francesco Di Stefano
Production design: Massimiliano Sturiale
Makeup / hair: Diego Prestopino
Sound: Mirko Perri
Runtime: 141 min · 2h 21m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $12,000,000
Box office: $3,279,079
Return: 27% of budget
Original language: IT
IMDB: Freaks Out (2021)

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MovieGuys2022-08-19
★ 9/10
Strangely stylish and inexplicably sentimental, with a humanist vibe. That's the feeling Freaks Out left me with. There's a really nostalgic feel to this film. It captures a fading world of colourful carnivals and the dubiously named, freak shows, under threat from a Fascist ideology that rejects anyone who is "different". Its underlying message is one of tolerance, forgiveness and acceptance, tempered by the need to protect the vulnerable from persecution. Special effects are superb, the story's suitably off beat and affectionately zany and the action is polished. An eccentric super hero tale, that's definitely worth a look.

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