They Call Me Jeeg(Lo chiamavano Jeeg Robot)
Italy · 2015
1h 52m
Director Gabriele Mainetti
Starring Claudio Santamaria, Ilenia Pastorelli, Luca Marinelli, Stefano Ambrogi
Genre Action, Drama, Comedy, Thriller, Science Fiction
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Enzo Ceccotti comes into contact with a radioactive substance, then startles when he discovers he has superpowers. A touchy, navel-gazing introvert, he’s sure his new capabilities will do wonders for his life of crime, but that all changes when he meets Alessia, who’s convinced he’s the hero from the famous Japanese comic strip, Steel Jeeg Robot.
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