Kryptonite!

Set in 1970s Naples, bullied nine year-old Peppino is watching the world around him as his extended dysfunctional family change. Psychedelic flower power and hippie love is threatening the old traditional southern Italian family. Dad is having an affair and Mom has taken to her bed with depression. Super-mod brother and sister Titina and Salvatore take the boy under their wings, introducing him to demonstrations and love-ins, whilst caped superhero Gennaro visits Peppino even after being knocked down and killed by the number 12 bus. It is the imaginary appearances of this older superman cousin that help the nine-year-old navigate the complicated adult world.

Cast

Valeria Golino

Rosaria

Cristiana Capotondi

Titina

Luca Zingaretti

Antonio

Libero De Rienzo

Salvatore

Luigi Catani

Peppino

Lucia Ragni

Carmela

Vincenzo Nemolato

Gennaro

Massimiliano Gallo

Arturo

Monica Nappo

Assunta

Rosaria De Cicco

Maestra Lina