

Peppino, a diminutive taxidermist with a reputation for sleaziness, meets Valerio, a handsome if artless much younger man fascinated by the trade. Peppino offers him a large salary to be his assistant—the job burgeoning into a budding friendship he mistakes for something more. When Valerio gets a girlfriend, their fledgling romance will be threatened by an insanely jealous third wheel.

Ernesto Mahieux
Peppino Profeta
Lead
Valerio Foglia Manzillo
Valerio

Elisabetta Rocchetti
Deborah

Lina Bernardi
Madre di Deborah

Pietro Biondi
Padre di Deborah
Marcella Granito
Manuela
Beppe Arena
Proprietario officina
Bernardino Terracciano
Boss
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Matteo Garrone's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
“Every frame feels alive. The Embalmer is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”