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Kryptonite!

6.4/10
TMDB52 votes
Original: 98 min

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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About Kryptonite!

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

Kryptonite! (2011) is a film in the drama, comedy genres. Directed by . The cast includes Valeria Golino, Cristiana Capotondi, Luca Zingaretti, Libero De Rienzo.

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Original language
Runtime
98 minutes
Status
Released
Production countries
Italy
Production companies
Indigo Film, MiC, RAI Cinema
Directors
Writers
Ivan Cotroneo, Monica Rametta, Ludovica Rampoldi

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What is Kryptonite! about?

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.

Who stars in Kryptonite!?

Valeria Golino, Cristiana Capotondi, Luca Zingaretti, Libero De Rienzo, Luigi Catani, Lucia Ragni. See the cast cards above for character names.

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