The Tale of King Crab

1 hr. 40 min. | Drama, Adventure | Pegi 13

Luciano lives as a wandering drunkard in a village of Tuscia. Spiteful actions ensue between him and the local prince over the right of passage through a gateway. Fueled by passions and jealousy, Luciano commits a crime, which gets him exiled to the distant Tierra del Fuego. There, with the help of ruthless gold-diggers, he searches for a mythical treasure, paving his way towards redemption.

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Cannes Film Festival – Director‘s Fortnight

Torino Film Festival

Alessio Rigo de Righi

Alessio Rigo de Righi and Matteo Zoppis are two Italian-American directors. Their collaboration started with the short documentary Belva Nera in 2013 and the award-winning documentary Il Solengo in 2015. Their work focuses on folk tales and legends of the peasant tradition and on the incomplete and imperfect mechanism of oral tradition that ends up giving rise to new stories. Their films have been featured in numerous festivals like Rotterdam IFF

Matteo Zoppis

Languages: Italian
Subtitles: English, Lithuanian
Original title: Re Granchio
Produced: 2021: Italy, France, Argentina

Film information

Director: Alessio Rigo de Righi, Matteo Zoppis
Producers: Tommaso Bertani, Ezequiel Borovinsky, Ezequiel Capaldo, Agustina Costa Varsi, Thomas Ordonneau
Screenplay: Matteo Zoppis, Alessio Rigo de Righi
Music: Vittorio Giampietro
Cinematography: Simone D’Arcangelo
Cast: Gabriele Silli, Maria Alexandra Lungu, Severino Sperandio, Bruno Di Giovanni
More information: www.imdb.com