Film

Giovanni e Paolo e il mistero dei pupi

2010 · Animation

The cartoon tells a story set in Palermo in the 1950s, in the form of a fairy tale for children. The protagonists—two boys who fight to free their neighborhood from the presence of an evil wizard who steals people's souls and turns them into "pupi"—are named Giovanni and Paolo, in homage to Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino, who were indeed young friends in Palermo during those years.

Leo Gullotta

Salvatore (voice) / Lisca (voice)

Claudio Gioè

Mago Nivuro (voice)

Donatella Finocchiaro

Angela (voice)

Mattia Nissolino

Giovanni (voice)

Barbara Pitotti

Paolo (voice)

Emanuele Ruzza

Tony (voice)

Perla Liberatori

Lucia (voice)

Federico Bebi

Carlo (voice)

Gabriele Patriarca

Antonio (voice)

• Rosalba VitellaroDirector

Release date

June 24, 2010

Status

Released

Original language

Italian

Genres

Animation