Gatta Cenerentola
86 mins
in Italian with EN subs
ITA | 2017 | dir. Alessandro Rak, Ivan Cappiello, Marino Guarnieri, Dario Sansone | voices: Massimiliano Gallo, Maria Pia Calzone, Alessandro Gassmann | animation film
The classic Cinderella fairy-tale gets an unexpectedly dark update in this strikingly animated film from the Italian directorial quartet Ivan capiello, Marino Guarnieri, Dario Sansone and Alessandro Rak. Naples in a near future. A mysterious teenager is seduced by a Mafia boss and persecuted by a vicious stepmother. In this animated film noir for grown-ups, Cinderella meets Gomorrah in a violent sci-fi tale of crime and vengeance.
Preceded by an introduction and followed by a Q&A with director Alessandro Rak
Part of the 8th edition Cinema Made in Italy