They Call Me Jeeg
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| Directed by | Gabriele Mainetti |
| Written by | Nicola Guaglianone Menotti |
| Produced by | it |
| Starring | Claudio Santamaria Luca Marinelli Ilenia Pastorelli |
| Cinematography | Michele D'Attanasio |
| Music by | Michele Braga Gabriele Mainetti |
Release date |
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Running time | 112 minutes |
| Language | Italian / Romanesco dialect |
| Budget | €1.7 million |
| Box office | €5.713.331[1] |
They Call Me Jeeg (Italian: Lo chiamavano Jeeg Robot) is a 2015 Italian superhero film directed by it and starring Claudio Santamaria in the lead role.[2][3]
Plot
Enzo Ceccotti is a thief who lives in Rome's slum Tor Bella Monaca. One day he jumps into the Tiber in order to escape from the police and falls into a barrel of radioactive waste, which infects him giving him superpowers, like exceptional strength and healing abilities.
He gradually loses his disinterest towards people thanks to a mentally handicapped girl, who has mistaken him for the Japanese manga hero Hiroshi Shiba, and gradually shifts from supercriminal to superhero in order to save her from a psycho gangster known as "The Gipsy".
Cast
- Claudio Santamaria as Enzo Ceccotti / "Jeeg"
- Luca Marinelli as Fabio Cannizzaro / The Gipsy
- Ilenia Pastorelli as Alessia
- Stefano Ambrogi as Sergio
- Maurizio Tesei as Biondo
- Francesco Formichetti as Sperma
- Daniele Trombetti as Tazzina
- Antonia Truppo as Nunzia
- Gianluca Di Gennaro as Antonio
- Salvatore Esposito as Vincenzo
Awards
| Year | Award/Festival | Category | Winner/Nominee | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | International Rome Film Festival | Best Film | Gabriele Mainetti | Nominated |
| 2016 | 61th David di Donatello[4] | Best New Director | Gabriele Mainetti | Won |
| Best Producer | Gabriele Mainetti | Won | ||
| Best Screenplay | Nicola Guaglianone, Menotti | Nominated | ||
| Best Actress | Ilenia Pastorelli | Won | ||
| Best Actor | Claudio Santamaria | Won | ||
| Best Supporting Actress | Antonia Truppo | Won | ||
| Best Supporting Actor | Luca Marinelli | Won | ||
| Best Cinematography | Michele D'Attanasio | Nominated | ||
| Best Score | Gabriele Mainetti, Michele Braga | Nominated | ||
| Best Sets and Decorations | Massimiliano Sturiale | Nominated | ||
| Best Costumes | Mary Montalto | Nominated | ||
| Best Make-Up | Giulio Pezza | Nominated | ||
| Best Hair Design | Angela Vannella | Nominated | ||
| Best Editing | Andrea Maguolo, Federico Conforti | Won | ||
| Best Sound | Valentino Giannì | Nominated | ||
| Best Visual Effects | Chromatica | Nominated | ||
| Mercedes-Benz Future Award | Gabriele Mainetti | Won | ||
| Bari International Film Festival | Ettore Scola Award for Best New Director | Gabriele Mainetti | Won | |
| Amsterdam Imagine Film Festival | Silver Scream Award | Gabriele Mainetti | Won | |
| Seattle International Film Festival | Best Film Award | Gabriele Mainetti | Nominated | |
| 71th Nastri d'Argento[5] | Best New Director | Gabriele Mainetti | Won | |
| Best Producer | Gabriele Mainetti, Goon Films and Rai Cinema | Nominated | ||
| Best Actor | Claudio Santamaria | Nominated | ||
| Best Supporting Actor | Luca Marinelli | Won | ||
| Best Script | Nicola Guaglianone e Menotti | Nominated | ||
| Best Cinematography | Michele D'Attanasio | Nominated | ||
| Best Scenography | Massimiliano Sturiale | Nominated | ||
| Best Costumes | Mary Montalto | Nominated | ||
| Best Score | Gabriele Mainetti and Michele Braga | Nominated | ||
| Hamilton behind the camera Award | Gabriele Mainetti | Won | ||
| 56th Italian Golden Globes | Best Film | Gabriele Mainetti | Won | |
| Best First Feature | Gabriele Mainetti | Nominated | ||
| Best Actor | Claudio Santamaria | Nominated | ||
| Best Actress | Ilenia Pastorelli | Nominated | ||
| Italian Contemporary Film Festival[6] | Toronto Film Critics Association's Award | Gabriele Mainetti | Won | |
| Giffoni Film Festival[7] | Giffoni Experience Award | Claudio Santamaria | Won | |
| Ischia Film Festival[8][9] | Italian Worldwide Award | Gabriele Mainetti | Won | |
| 73rd Venice International Film Festival[10][11] | Starlight Award for Best Directorial Debut | Gabriele Mainetti | Won | |
| Starlight Award for Best Actor | Claudio Santamaria | Won | ||
| Kinèo and RAI Com Award for Best Italian foreign release | Gabriele Mainetti | Won | ||
| Kinèo and Best Movie Award | Gabriele Mainetti | Won | ||
| Kinèo Award for Best Actor | Claudio Santamaria | Won |
See also
References
- ^ "Lo chiamavano Jeeg Robot". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- ^ Jay Weissberg (November 5, 2015). "Film Review: 'They Call Me Jeeg'". Variety. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
- ^ Franco Montini (17 October 2015). "Al Festival del Cinema Santamaria il supereroe 'Jeeg Robot'". La Repubblica. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
- ^ http://www.daviddidonatello.it/vincitori/vincitori-premi-david-di-donatello.php
- ^ "Opere prime e seconde - Il premio Ettore Scola a Gabriele Mainetti". bifest.it. April 8, 2016. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
- ^ "ICFF TORONTO - Premiati Cardilnale, Bova e Iervolino - CinemaItaliano.info". www.cinemaitaliano.info. Retrieved 2016-06-22.
- ^ http://www.cilentonotizie.it/dettaglio/?ID=30178
- ^ http://www.ischiaglobal.com/
- ^ http://www.globalist.it/culture/articolo/203051/l-039-italian-worldwide-award-2016-va-a-scamarcio-e-mainetti.html
- ^ http://www.kineo.info/2016/09/ecco-i-premiati-kineo-2016/
- ^ http://news.cinecitta.com/IT/it-it/news/53/67680/starlight-cinema-award-tutti-i-premiati.aspx
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