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Movie poster: Cucciolo (1998)
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Cucciolo

1998 · 96 min Comedy
4.3 / 10 · TMDB

Massimo is forty-two years old, but has been attending eighth grade for thirty-two years, in short he is a teenager in all respects. In reality, Massimo has always refused, on an unconscious level, to grow up and become part of society. Amedeo and Lucia, Massimo's eighty-year-old parents, obviously worried, go to a doctor who explains to them that their son suffers from Peter Pan Syndrome. Only a big shock can bring him back to normal.

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Year 1998
Country Italy
Genre Comedy
Director Neri Parenti
Runtime 96 min.
Rating TMDB: 4.3/10 (45 votes)

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The film constructs an absurd yet piercing metaphor for the fear of adulthood, relying on grotesque comedy to expose a universal anxiety. It explores the stark contrast between the protagonist's childish worldview and the grave concern of his elderly parents.

What lingers after the laughs is a subtle nudge to examine one's own pockets of resistance to growing up. The comedy lands because its core premise, however exaggerated, feels uncomfortably familiar. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Neri Parenti

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