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Mister Universo

2016

Tizza Covi, Rainer Frimmel

Tairo Caroli, Wendy Weber, Arthur Robin, Lilly Robin

6.4

131

Drama The young lion tamer Tairo is unhappy with his present life situation. He uses the loss of his talisman to make a trip through Italy searching for the man who gave it to him a long time ago.

	Media	Author	Review
		Michael Nordine IndieWire	"[It] is quietly powerful (...) Tairo is a warm, sympathetic presence (...) 'Mister Universo' has its fair share of roadside attractions and pit stops"
		Boyd van Hoeij The Hollywood Reporter	"The documentary aspects of the film again prove to be more interesting than the pair’s shaky hold on their fictional overlay"
		Guy Lodge Variety	"[It] repeats a few tricks, but will beguile new admirers (...) [It] yields wry, humane rewards, particularly once Tairo embarks on his own sort of modestly mythic quest."
		Glenn Kenny The New York Times	"A disarming and humane picture, an unexpected delight (...) Shot in a documentary style that manages to generate real suspense"
		Diego Semerene Slant	"Not much happens in the film (...) The traditional storyline robs the characters of their spontaneity (…) [It imposes] a story into characters who’re interesting enough simply being themselves (...) Rating: ★½ (out of 4)"

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