Slice of SciFi is pleased to premiere this exclusive clip from They Call Me Jeeg, and international award-winning scifi feature, available on iTunes on May 2nd:
Enzo, an 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 learns the value of helping others. But what price must he pay to become a hero?
Cast: Claudio Santamaria, Luca Marinelli, Ilenia Pastorelli, Stefano Ambrogi
Directed by: Gabriele Mainetti
Written by: Nicola Guaglianone, Menotti
Produced by: Gabriele Mainetti
Executive Producer: Jacopo Saraceni
Distributor: Uncork’d Entertainment
Release Date: Available on iTunes and digitally everywhere – May 2, 2017
Running Time: 118 Minutes
Rating: N/R
Language: In Italian; with English subtitles
AWARDS & FESTIVALS
David di Donatello Awards: WINNER: Best Debut Director (Gabriele Mainetti);
Alongside six additional awards for Producer (Gabriele Mainetti), Actress (Ilenia Pastorelli), Actor (Claudio Sanatamaria), Supporting Actor (Luca Marinelli) and Actress (Antonia Truppo).
2016 Imagine Film Festival Amsterdam – WINNER – Audience Award
2016 Fantasia – Official Selection
2016 Sitges – Official Selection
2016 Fantastic Fest – Official Selection
2016 Seattle International Film Festival – Official Selection
2016 Vancouver International Film Festival – Official Selection
2015 Rome Film Festival – Official Selection
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