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Introverted Michele often wishes he could just disappear. One very stressful day, he does, and quickly must learn to use
his newfound supernatural powers to fight a powerful evil organization and win the girl in this innovative science fiction
fairy tale with an auteur twist from Oscar®-winner Gabriele Salvatores (Mediterraneo).

Like many shy, sensitive teens, Michele is the subject of bullying at school. In an effort to evade his tormenting classmates,
he often wishes he could just vanish from his Italian seaside town. During a Halloween party, when everyone is hiding behind
masks of one form or another, Michele gets into another awkward situation, prompting him to wish he could become invisible.
To his astonishment, his wish comes true. While he is amazed by his new superpowers, he soon notices he's not alone in his
predicament. Soon, other classmates begin to mysteriously disappear, right about the same time a stranger turns up,
watching Michele's every move, but from a distance. Unlike countless Hollywood blockbusters that overwhelm comic book
stories with CGI and turn every fantasy character into a brooding anti-hero, The Invisible Boy remains resolutely grounded
in Michele's teenage world of high-school pressures, family squabbles, and teenage hormones-including the mortification he'd
feel if Stella, his crush, ever found out his freakish powers. Director Gabriele Salvatores, who won an Academy Award® for
Mediterraneo (1991), has removed the hyper-violence from the superhero genre and created a humanistic, family-friendly
sci-fi story that allows its characters to experience true supernatural fantasy, but doesn't let them stray too far from home.
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