Freaks Out (2021)

May 9, 2023 9:02 PM

[TRAILER] Four circus freaks with superpowers find themselves trapped in Nazi-occupied Rome after their owner and father figure goes missing in the aftermath of the 1943 surrender of Italy to the Allies.

Directed, co-produced, and co-written by Gabriele Mainetti. An Italian language film.

71% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes.

Available streaming in Hoopla and for digital rental in the US (finally!) often under the title Freaks vsm The Reich. JustWatch listing.

posted by DirtyOldTown (5 comments total)

Circus freaks + Nazi killing + superheroes + magical realism + gore = made for me. Greatly enjoyed this.
posted by DirtyOldTown at 9:03 PM on May 9 [1 favorite]

I'm only half way through this film but it's fantastic! So sad it didn't get theatrical release in the US because I would LOOOOOOOOOVE to see this on the big screen!
posted by miss-lapin at 4:10 PM on May 10 [1 favorite]

I'll be honest: I wanted to see it so badly I bootlegged it the first chance I got. But it was so fantastic, I felt compelled to pay full retail purchase price as soon as it was legally available.
posted by DirtyOldTown at 4:35 PM on May 10 [1 favorite]

OK so I finally I finished it. Oh man I would like to gush about all of the things. I think my one hang up was the masturbation gags were ick. Did not need that. But other than that any film where character utters "I am the cassandra of the third reich" or has a nazi getting sprayed with tiger piss has my heart forever.
posted by miss-lapin at 6:00 PM on May 10 [1 favorite]

I now have that cover of sweet child of mine stuck in my head.
posted by miss-lapin at 9:56 AM on May 12 [1 favorite]