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The Uncle from Brooklyn

1995 · 98 min Comedy
7.1 / 10 · TMDB

Set in apocalyptic Palermo peopled by ignorant, inbred, flatulent gluttons and deformed Mafiosi, a dark comedy which centers on a poor family of three-middle aged brothers who are coerced, by local Mafia honchos, into hiding a mysterious old man known as the Uncle from Brooklyn in their home.

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Original Title Lo Zio di Brooklyn
Year 1995
Country Italy
Genre Comedy
Director Daniele Ciprì
Runtime 98 min.
Rating TMDB: 7.1/10 (23 votes)

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Directors Franco Castellano and Giuseppe Moccia construct a dark farce that relies on the hyperbole of vice, using bodily functions and grotesque caricatures as its primary satirical tools. It explores themes of decay and absurdity, pushing the traditions of Italian comedy into surreal and deliberately offensive territory.

Those who tire of polite humor will find a relentless, filth-ridden carnival of human folly. What lingers after the credits is the pungent, chaotic energy of a world where every social norm has been grotesquely inverted. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Daniele Ciprì

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Watch with a strong stomach and a taste for transgressive, grotesque comedy. Best for late-night cult film sessions.

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