The Tale of King Crab
Small town in Italy, end of the 19th century. Luciano, a drunk, doesn't fit in the town. Rebelion against authority and a forbidden love makes him to commit a crime accidentally. To pay for his crime, he is forced into exile on the most remote island in the world, Argentina’s Tierra del Fuego. The hunt for the shipwreck treasure hidden on the island becomes his opportunity for redemption.
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Cast
18 people
Gabriele Silli
Luciano
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Maria Alexandra Lungu
Emma
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Ercole Colnago
Ercolino
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Bruno Di Giovanni
Padre
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Giovanni Morichelli
Poro Giovanni
Renato Sterpa
Pappagone
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Severino Sperandio
Severino
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Eccelso Cassanelli
Celso
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Domenico Chiozzi
Un laquais
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Claudio Castori
Un laquais
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Ugo Farnetti
Don Ugo
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Enzo Cucchi
Le Prince
Alessio Rigo de Righi Director · Matteo Zoppis Director Carlo Lavagna Story
Director Screenplay Story
Alessio Rigo de Righi
Director Screenplay Story
Matteo Zoppis
Story
Carlo Lavagna
Composer
Vittorio Giampietro
Cinematographer
Simone D'Arcangelo
Editor
Andrés Pepe Estrada
Production designer
Fabrizio D'Arpino
Production designer
Marina Raggio
Production designer
Fabio Ferrara
Costume designer
Andrea Cavalletto
Worldwide gross $5.1K · United States release April 15, 2022 · Produced in Argentina, France, Italy, United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$5,120
Production
Ring Film
Production
Volpe Films
Production
Wanka Cine
Production
Shellac Sud
Production
RAI Cinema
Production
European Union
Production
CNC
Production
INCAA
Production
Programa Ibermedia
Production
MiC
Production
Oscilloscope
Production
Argentina · France · Italy · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Re Granchio
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
English · Italian · Spanish
Release dates
France · July 10, 2021
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
Italy · December 2, 2021
Theatrical
United States · April 15, 2022
Limited theatrical
United States
September 29, 2021 · Premiere · New York Film Festival
Czechia
August 20, 2021 · Premiere · Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
France
February 23, 2022 · Theatrical
June 15, 2022 · Digital · VOD
August 3, 2022 · Physical · DVD
Italy
November 28, 2021 · Premiere · Torino Film Festival
South Korea
April 29, 2022 · Premiere · Jeonju International Film Festival
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