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 Freaks Out is a 2021 Italian film written and directed by Gabriele Mainetti, known for directing They Call Me Jeeg ("Lo chiamavano Jeeg Robot"). This film however is much different in tone and scope from his previous one: a fairly big-budget historical fantasy epic, featuring four circus freaks trying to survive in a 1943 Rome besieged by Nazis.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })Israel (Giorgio Tirabassi) is the Jewish ringmaster of the tiny circus "Circo Mezzapiotta" based in Rome where four performers try to make a living: ballerina Matilde (Aurora Giovinazzo), strongman Fulvio (Claudio Santamaria), animal tamer Cencio (Pietro Castellitto) and dwarf clown Mario (Giancarlo Martini). They however are not regular people, but freaks: Matilde can generate electricity, Fulvio is a "wolf-man" whose whole body is covered in hair, Cencio is an albino with the power of controlling insects, and Mario has telekinetic powers based on magnetism. One day Israel disappears after having collected money for a trip to the United States: the four friends think he ripped them off, but they soon find out that Nazis are deporting all Jewish people from the ghetto to send them to concentration camps. In their quest to save Israel, they will come across "Zirkus Berlin", a Nazi-run circus where Franz (Franz Rogowski), a Nazi officer who's a freak himself, has some devious plans of his own...Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_2'); })The film was originally to be released in Italy on October 20, 2020, but then it was postponed to October 28, 2021. It was shown at the 78th International Venice Film Festival.
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 Abusive Parents: The freaks joined the circus because they all ran away from home, and it's stated that in some cases their parents were abusive. Fulvio was being held in a cage like a dog, and Mario says his father beat him up, which may explain some of his behavior. Matilde, on the other hand, left home because she inadvertently killed her mother because of her uncontrollable powers.
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 Ambiguous Disorder: Not only Mario's height is stunted, his development is too. Despite being an adult, he speaks in very simple, repetitive sentences, is almost always cheerful and has some inappropriate habits throughout the film.
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