Freaks Out (2021)
Four super-powered circus freaks find themselves trapped in war-torn Rome after their foster father is captured by the Nazis.
- Livia Menichelli
- Giuseppe Costantino
- Alessio De Leonardis
- Gabriele Mainetti
- Nicola Guaglianone
- Gabriele Mainetti
- Nicola Guaglianone
Rating: 7.3/10 by 885 users
Alternative Title:
Отчаянные фрики - RU
Freaks Vs. The Reich - US
Freaks vs. The Reich - GB
Szörnyek a fronton - HU
Country:
Belgium
Italy
Language:
Français
Deutsch
Italiano
Runtime: 02 hour 21 minutes
Budget: $12,000,000
Revenue: $0
Plot Keyword: circus, world war ii, anti-nazi resistance, nazi invasion, freaks, hidden powers, nazi occultism, italian resistance
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.
