Genre: Superhero

SISU

1944, on the desolate plains of the Lapland tundra. As World War II slowly draws to a close, a gold digger stumbles upon a 24-karat bonanza that will change his life. As he makes his way back to civilization, a convoy of defeated sons of the Third Reich cross his path in the oppoWebsite direction.… Continue reading SISU

KAPPEI

On a remote Japanese island, a severe kung-fu master trains a group of boys to become “Doomsday Warriors”. After the inevitable Apocalypse, which Nostradamus predicted would take place in 1999, they are to fight for justice in a ravaged world. When this doomsday scenario still hasn’t materialized in 2022 (!), the sensei decides to throw… Continue reading KAPPEI

FREAKS OUT

1943. While Nazi troops occupy Italy, civilians desperately try to flee the country by the thousands. Among them, Matilde, Cencio, Fulvio and Mario, circus creatures, fairground freaks who are henceforth without a job and without their cherished ringmaster Israël, who left trying to negotiate one-way tickets to the US for the group. In these troubles… Continue reading FREAKS OUT

Gundala

Every country should have its own superheroes! Say no to the domination of Marvel and DC! Why are it always Americans who save the world? Someone who has understood this is Joko Anwar, Indonesia’s most prominent genre director (THE FORBIDDEN DOOR, IMPETIGORE). Gundala, based on the popular comics series by Harya Suraminata, shows the origin… Continue reading Gundala

Super Me

At our favorite Chinese restaurant – Mr. Wrong’s Shoalin Chop Suey – we just looove the fortune cookies after meals. Our most recent one? “Success will flourish in the area of the workplace, yielding benefits of all kinds. Finances will be booming for the entirety of the year and your income might even double!” Well,… Continue reading Super Me

SUPERLOPEZ

The life of a superhero is no laughing matter. Once upon a long ago, Juan López arrived on planet earth as a baby but for a long time now, he has been the umpteenth salaryman in a dull office job. Nobody knows that he actually hails from the planet Chitón, where his father opposes the… Continue reading SUPERLOPEZ

RENDEL

In Mikkeli, a small town in southern Finland, there are plenty of mosquitoes in the summer and plenty of snow in the winter. Mikkeli is also home to Eero Lehtonen, a leading Finnish pentathlon athlete. Last but not least, Mikkeli is the headquarters of Vala, a big pharmaceutical company that praises the life-saving virtues of… Continue reading RENDEL

INUYASHIKI

Ichiro Inuyashiki is pushing sixty. With his dull office job and a family that treats him like a leper, you could hardly call his existence on our Blue Planet very exciting. During a medical check-up, he’s told a cancer is eating his insides and he’s got little time left in this world. Completely dejected, he… Continue reading INUYASHIKI