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Mutafukaz (2017)

Mutafukaz poster
Directed by
Shōjirō Nishimi, Run
Genre
thriller film, comedy film, action film, science fiction film, animated film
Country
France, Japan
Runtime
1h 30m
Rated
R
Rating
7.1 of 10 from 354 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young man in a gritty city stumbles into a conflict involving alien forces and gang violence. He discovers he has unusual powers that make him a target for both the underworld and sinister authorities.

chaoticsurrealgrittyfast-paceddarkly comedicvisceralnoir-tingedanarchic

What happens

Mutafukaz (Japanese: ムタフカズ -MUTAFUKAZ-, Hepburn: Mutafukazu; released as MFKZ in some markets) is a 2017 adult animated science fiction film based on the comic series and the short film of the same name. The film was a co-production between French studio Ankama Animations and the Japanese Studio 4°C, directed by Shōjirō Nishimi and Guillaume "Run" Renard. The comic would be published in English as MFKZ by Sumerian Comics' beginning in June 2021. Mutafukaz was released in France on May 23, 2018, and in Japan on October 12, 2018. At the end of December 2022, it was added to Hulu's streaming platform. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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