THE DEER KING

(Shika no Ō: Yuna to Yakusoku no Tabi) by Masashi Ando and Masayuki Miyaji, Japan, 2021, 120' Original version with Italian subtitles Production I.G.'s new fantasy film, based on the series of novels written by Naohoko Uehashi and adapted by Kadokawa as a manga, features character design by Ando himself. Van is at the head of a group of soldiers ready to die in order to defend their lands from a great empire that would like to subject them to itself. Instead of being killed, however, Van is captured as a slave. One night, a pack of dogs attacks the mine where Van works, and a strange epidemic immediately breaks out. Entrance with ticket, pass and accreditation