An animated adventure turns a forgotten pile of household waste into unlikely heroes, following one weary cardboard box who thought his story was already over.
What is Trash about?
Trash imagines an afterlife for everyday garbage: bottles, cans, and boxes left behind once the world stops looking at them, coming to life only after dark. At the center is Slim, a cardboard box who has resigned himself to being ignored, until a lively toy box named Spark pulls him and a group of fellow castoffs into an adventure that reshapes what they think their purpose is. Told through Italian animation aimed at family audiences, the film leans on slapstick and warmth as its cast of discarded objects bands together against the odds stacked against anything left for the trash.
About the cast
The voice cast is led by Christian Iansante and Roberto Stocchi, with Alessandro Carloni, Luca Dal Fabbro, Giò Giò Rapattoni, Pasquale Anselmo, Emanuela Rossi, and Dario Penne rounding out the ensemble, giving each discarded object its own distinct personality. That range of voices matters in a film with no human characters at the center, since the vocal performances alone have to make a pile of bottles and cans feel like a genuine group of friends.
Context & significance
Trash comes from Italy, directed by Luca Della Grotta and Francesco Dafano, and belongs to a small but recognizable animated tradition of stories told from the perspective of overlooked, inanimate objects. Its adventure-comedy tone and family-friendly pacing put it alongside other animated features built around a rescue-and-friendship structure, with the added hook of a setting built entirely from what people throw away. The premise gives the animators room to invent an entire hidden world out of ordinary trash, turning a dump into a stage for slapstick set pieces and a scrappy, makeshift kind of teamwork.
Watching Trash on Ktime
Trash is available on K-Time with Persian dubbing and Persian subtitles, so Farsi-speaking families can watch it either way, and streaming requires only a free K-Time account login through the site's Farsi interface.