The Appearance of Wang (L'arrivo di Wang)

Similar to an overextended "Twilight Zone" episode but nonetheless great for fun, Italian low-budgeter "The Appearance of Wang" works with an amusing sci-fi premise. Written and helmed by siblings Antonio and Marco Manetti ("Zora la vampira"), story involves a professional Italian translator contacted for any highly improbable assignment that tests her concepts and feeling of trust. Pic should turn a modest profit in your area but will not get to much style offshore, although it could garner a small popularity in ancillary. Rome resident Gaia (Francesca Cuttica) is summoned by government agent Curti (Ennio Fantastichini) to translate Mandarin into Italian in a location so secret she's blindfolded on the way. Then, she's not really permitted to determine Wang (voiced by Li Yong), the individual she's interpretation for, making the task doubly difficult. Works out Wang's really an alien from another planet, who properly learned Mandarin after determining it had been probably the most broadly spoken language on the planet. Disgusted in the rough treatment Curti and Co. hand out, Gaia attempts to free Wang, there is however another twist available. Cheap but cheerful effects enhance pic's pleasingly schlocky feel. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com