They Call Me Jeeg

They Call Me Jeeg

A superhero like no other

2016•1h 52m•7.4/10

DramaActionScience Fiction

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.4/10(3K)

Exposed to radioactive waste, small-time crook Enzo gains super-strength. A misanthropic, introverted brute, he uses his powers for personal gain until he meets Alessia, a mentally ill girl who believes Enzo is the hero from her favorite anime, Steel Jeeg.

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Production

Goon Films, RAI Cinema, MiC, Regione Lazio

Language

IT

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Claudio Santamaria

Claudio Santamaria

Enzo Ceccotti

Luca Marinelli

Luca Marinelli

Zingaro

Ilenia Pastorelli

Ilenia Pastorelli

Alessia

Stefano Ambrogi

Stefano Ambrogi

Sergio

Maurizio Tesei

Maurizio Tesei

Biondo

Daniele Trombetti

Daniele Trombetti

Tazzina

Francesco Formichetti

Francesco Formichetti

Sperma

Joel Sy

Joel Sy

Claudietto

Salvatore Esposito

Salvatore Esposito

Vincenzo

Gianluca Di Gennaro

Gianluca Di Gennaro

Antonio

Antonia Truppo

Antonia Truppo

Nunzia

Juana Jimenez

Juana Jimenez

Marcellone

Giampaolo Crescenzio

Pinocchio

Tommaso Di Carlo

Efeso

Jennifer Distaso

Jennifer Distaso

Bambina in Auto

Roberto Libertini

Roberto Libertini

Cruciani

Leandro Carano

Di Lello

Daniela De Vita

Daniela De Vita

Poliziotta

Tamken Abdulaziz

Corriere #1

Hassen Jamal

Corriere #2

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