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Kryptonite!

"Every family has its own secrets, but some are funnier than the others."

Set in 1970s Naples, bullied nine year-old Peppino is watching the world around him as his extended dysfunctional family change. Psychedelic flower power and hippie love is threatening the old traditional southern Italian family. Dad is having an affair and Mom has taken to her bed with depression. Super-mod brother and sister Titina and Salvatore take the boy under their wings, introducing him to demonstrations and love-ins, whilst caped superhero Gennaro visits Peppino even after being knocked down and killed by the number 12 bus. It is the imaginary appearances of this older superman cousin that help the nine-year-old navigate the complicated adult world.

Top Cast

  • Valeria Golino

    Valeria Golino

    Rosaria

  • Cristiana Capotondi

    Cristiana Capotondi

    Titina

  • Luca Zingaretti

    Luca Zingaretti

    Antonio

  • Libero De Rienzo

    Libero De Rienzo

    Salvatore

  • Luigi Catani

    Luigi Catani

    Peppino

  • Lucia Ragni

    Lucia Ragni

    Carmela

  • Vincenzo Nemolato

    Vincenzo Nemolato

    Gennaro

  • Massimiliano Gallo

    Massimiliano Gallo

    Arturo

  • Monica Nappo

    Monica Nappo

    Assunta

Overview

Set in 1970s Naples, bullied nine year-old Peppino is watching the world around him as his extended dysfunctional family change. Psychedelic flower power and hippie love is threatening the old traditional southern Italian family. Dad is having an affair and Mom has taken to her bed with depression. Super-mod brother and sister Titina and Salvatore take the boy under their wings, introducing him to demonstrations and love-ins, whilst caped superhero Gennaro visits Peppino even after being knocked down and killed by the number 12 bus. It is the imaginary appearances of this older superman cousin that help the nine-year-old navigate the complicated adult world.

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