They Call Me Jeeg Robot
2015 · Movie · 112 min. · Italy
The film is a strange and anti-hero transposition of a very popular animated manga cartoon in the 80's called Steel Jeeg. Here, a young outlaw (Enzo) is somehow affected by radioactive waste in the Tiber waters in Rome. He subsequently finds out he has gained super powers and interprets them as a reward for never having managed to enter the criminal world that counts. The inside joke reveals itself when Enzo meets Alessia, who believes the charming hero is the personification of the hero in the cartoon she used to watch.
Direction Gabriele Mainetti
Cast Claudio Santamaria · Luca Marinelli · Stefano Ambrogi · Maurizio Tesei · Ilenia Pastorelli · Francesco Formichetti · Daniele Trombetti · Antonia Truppo · Salvatore Esposito · Gianluca Di Gennaro
Soundtrack Michele Braga · Gabriele Mainetti
Screenplay Nicola Guaglianone · Menotti
Cinematography Michele D'Attanasio
Original title Lo chiamavano Jeeg Robot
Also known as They Call Me Jeeg
5.8
2K votes (FilmAffinity)
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