Synopsis
Cinderella the Cat (Gatta Cenerentola, 2017) is a dark Italian animated thriller you can watch online on iFILM. Forget the Disney version — four Neapolitan directors rebuilt Giambattista Basile's old fairy tale into a neo-noir about crime, grief and power.
Everything unfolds aboard the Megaride, a vast liner that has rusted for over fifteen years in the harbor of a decaying future Naples. After her scientist father dies, young Mia is left with a scheming stepmother and her daughters, while a drug lord nicknamed the King seizes the girl's inheritance and the ship's secret. Mockingly called Cinderella the Cat, she's kept as a servant among holograms that keep replaying the ghosts of the past.
Hand-drawn and soaked in melancholy, the film picked up Italian film awards and toured festivals across Europe. It's harsh, gorgeous and firmly adult — animation for viewers who love a moody piece of noir. Stream Cinderella the Cat online on iFILM.
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