Kryptonite!
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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Cast and crew of Kryptonite!
Ivan Cotroneo
Director
Valeria Golino
Actor
Monica Nappo
Actor
Fabrizio Gifuni
Actor
Libero De Rienzo
Actor
Sergio Solli
Actor
Luigi Catani
Actor
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About Kryptonite!
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.
Movie details
- Release year
- 2011
- Country
- Italy
- Language
- Italian
- Runtime
- 98 min
- IMDb rating
- 6.4 out of 10 (718 votes)
- Director
- Ivan Cotroneo