Tiger Boy
Gabriele MainettiWhere to watch in the United States: Rent: Amazon Video · Buy: Amazon Video. Streaming data from JustWatch via TMDB; availability changes.
Cast
Simone Santini Francesco Foti 
Lidia Vitale Karim 'Brigante' Bartoli Daniele Trombetti Francesco Duse
Credits
Written by: Nicola Guaglianone
Plot
Matteo, a nine years old kid, builds a mask identical to the one of his hero: a wrestler of a roman suburb called The Tiger. Once the mask is on, Matteo never wants to take it off.
Sinekatalog’s take
A touching short about a nine-year-old who makes a mask like his wrestling hero and refuses to take it off. It balances childlike fantasy with a Roman suburb's rough edges. Sweet, sad and quietly powerful.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.2 / 10 (290 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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