The Tale of King Crab

Small town in Italy, end of the 19th century. Luciano, a drunk, doesn't fit in the town. Rebelion against authority and a forbidden love makes him to commit a crime accidentally. To pay for his crime, he is forced into exile on the most remote island in the world, Argentina’s Tierra del Fuego. The hunt for the shipwreck treasure hidden on the island becomes his opportunity for redemption.

Cast

Gabriele Silli

as Luciano

Maria Alexandra Lungu

as Emma

Ercole Colnago

as Ercolino

Bruno Di Giovanni

as Padre

Giovanni Morichelli

as Poro Giovanni

Renato Sterpa

as Pappagone

Severino Sperandio

as Severino

Eccelso Cassanelli

as Celso

Domenico Chiozzi

as Un laquais

Claudio Castori

as Un laquais

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