Two provincial stories, murky, mysterious and disturbing that shed a new light on apparent "small and sincere" paradises far from the metropolises and their devastating existences and instead so tangled and full of pitfalls.
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Two provincial stories, murky, mysterious and disturbing that shed a new light on apparent "small and sincere" paradises far from the metropolises and their devastating existences and instead so tangled and full of pitfalls.
The plot revolves around a mysterious murder that occurs during a storm, with the victim found in a room locked from the inside. The investigation focuses on a group of people, each with their own secrets. The solution to the crime is tied to an ancient artifact, the "Judas Eye," which plays a crucial role in solving the mystery.
A group of people at a desolate gas station fantasize about what could happen next. Some are violent, some erotic and some both.
An Italian soldier, returning from the Kosovo war, decides to go and live in a small mountain town with his daughter. His past, however, will soon come looking for him.
Early giallo directed by Giacomo Gentilomo.
A father starts to work as a driver for a criminal organization.
At the age of 11, Tommaso lost his mother and was accused of her death. Years later, he returns to his hometown, where he faces his fears and nightmares on a journey that blurs the lines between reality and dreams.
A true crime documentary shooting is overturned by the disappearance of a few troupe members...
Chinese-language interpreter Gaia is called up out of the blue by the Italian authorities with an urgent and confidential translation assignment. She is whisked away to a secret underground location and ushered into a pitch-black room where she is asked to interpret the harsh interrogation of a mysterious presence, the eponymous Mr. Wang.
‘Yellow’ is a project by Filippo Cinotti Shot entirely with: Canon C500MKII Nikkor AI-S lenses Evaluated in Davinci Resolve 20 Extra tools: LensNode
A man tries to escape from his destiny.
A cold and ruthless hitman named Jon Doe is haunted by a mysterious individual, and he's also plagued by hidden emotions from an old murder.
Film inspired by a true story that happened to the director, who shot it while he was under house arrest. Stefano Calvagna, after being the subject of an attempted murder on 17 February 2009 outside a theater in San Saba in Rome, was arrested by the police and taken to the Regina Coeli prison with various charges against him, including that of having organized the fake, attempted crime. A personal journey that pushes Calvagna to try to understand the reasons why he found himself in that uncomfortable situation.
The plot revolves around a young archaeologist expert on the Etruscan civilization, who finds herself close to an epochal discovery and becomes the prime suspect in a series of murders.
Raoul Duval is a physiotherapist in Cannes, dissatisfied with his marriage to the wealthy and capricious Véronique. When a notary informs him that he has inherited a fortune from an unknown biological father, Raoul sees it as a chance to free himself from his wife. But his joy is short-lived: a serious car accident leads him to discover an unknown woman in the hospital, hovering between life and death. He decides to take care of her, but soon realizes that she is connected to Véronique and that both women are involved in a complex scheme to deprive him of the inheritance.
It's a night like any other for Captain Marco Giordani, or so he thinks until Silvia has a fight with her companion and ends up alone in the middle of the station square. Giordani offers to help her, and soon finds himself entangled in a murder case.
Five Disturbing Stories offers us as many adaptations from the stories of the American writer Stanely Ellin. Set in Italy between Genoa, Turin and Milan, they illustrate the darkest part of our existence while the detective story derails towards a daily horror
Bebawi: The Via Lazio Murder retraces the killing of an industrialist in 1964 and the attempt to bring to justice the two perpetrators who managed to escape after the first trial.
Alina, orphaned at a young age, discovers the murder of her sister Enrica, but the surprises aren't over because an Inspector reveals to her that her sister was a luxury call girl who got clients on the Internet. The hunt for the maniac begins.
Miguel, a teenager with low resources and a brilliant future in football, discovers to be entering a homophobic world full of prejudices.
WWI thriller set on the Austro-Russian front. A long distance gun wards off an enemy attack, until a traitor among 13 soldiers signals the whereabouts of the battery.
In the countryside around Norbello, a town in central Sardinia, a series of murders of young women is the focus of an investigation led by Anna Carreras, an inspector with the Violent Crime Analysis Unit who is not one to follow the rules. Working alongside her is a rookie inspector, Fiorenzo Vargas, who helps her unravel a bloody mystery in which one of the victims is Claudia Carreras, the young inspector’s sister. How many rules will Anna be willing to break to catch the culprit?
A serial killer terrorizes the city of Ancona. Carlotta, a young girl, is suspicious of her new neighbor. One night, she will try to follow him, but things are not as they seem.
Commissioner Augusto Terzi must investigate a series of bloody murders that leave various paths open, from revenge to esotericism. With him will be the trusted Calcabrini and the inspector Vanessa Mobile, under the pressing surveillance of the Police Commissioner. If the police officially investigate, a couple of DJs find themselves involved in the affair and decide to investigate privately.
A man wakes up in a room, bound hand and foot and blindfolded. The only thing he sees is the white of the bandage close to him... The only thing he can do is wander with his imagination, rediscovering himself and the world.
It is the story of the meeting of two men, presumed childhood friends, of which one remembers every detail, with nostalgia and perhaps resentment, while the other pretends to remember only because he is distressed by a tax assessment and his friend is a tax official. Metaphor of two opposite ways of looking at one's roots, which one cannot free oneself from without risking losing one's identity.
When a member of a group of occultists is violently slain, the rest repair to the woods, where they are haunted by an apparently supernatural force.
Rosaria is a southerner who lives in Turin. Alone and with many sacrifices she raised three children, the youngest of whom, restless and rebellious, left home without giving any more news of himself. On the same night in which, unexpectedly, he returns to his mother, he is arrested for murder and indicted, among other things, for numerous rapes. Incarcerated with overwhelming evidence against him, it seems that there is no escape for him, also because he does not defend himself and assumes the attitude of someone who is hiding a terrible secret, thus appearing guilty in everyone's eyes. Only the mother persists in believing in his innocence, even improvising as a detective: she undertakes, once again alone, an investigative investigation in order to identify the true person responsible for the crimes and demonstrate Michele's innocence.
Anita’s life begins to unravel when small, everyday incidents lead her to doubt both her husband and herself. Caught between suspicion and confusion, reality grows increasingly unstable, forcing her to confront something she can no longer control.
A man loses his sanity due to alcohol while being stalked by the sinister figure of a black cat.
Carlo Salice, renowned chemist, creates a virus that destroys world agriculture. Thanks to the police, the virus is destroyed. Before this happened, however, a vial was stolen by a criminal organization to modify the virus making it lethal to humans. The artist Antonio Marini will be involved in the story that will put his life and the humanity's one in danger.
A group of retired crime leaders is meeting to discuss the death threats they are all getting.
A masked killer wreaks havoc in a small Italian village, and the police have no leads as the murders get worse with every passing day. A blogger steps up and tries to solve the case, and when he finds a pattern, people around him start dying.
The cities of the magic triangle, Turin, Prague and Lyon, are the backdrop to this work dedicated to the mysterious figure of the Golem. The mythical statue-automaton, animated by the power of the magic words of Rabbi Judah Loew, wanders through the night in search of its creator.
A man, wearing a motorcycle helmet, stabs Eleonora, a wealthy heiress. Near the scene of the murder, a photographer—hired by her jealous husband to follow her—takes a picture of an architect. The police are quick to identify him as both her lover and the killer. But the truth is different...
Five Disturbing Stories offers us as many adaptations from the stories of the American writer Stanely Ellin. Set in Italy between Genoa, Turin and Milan, they illustrate the darkest part of our existence while the detective story derails towards a daily horror
A night watchman is killed and the newspaper La Provincia tries to build a scoop, pretending there is a serial killer behind it. However, someone tries to take advantage of it and within a short time the murders of other security guards follow one another. Walter, at odds with the editorial line, decides to investigate.
A teenage girl spending the night at the place of a boy she likes finds herself targeted by a mysterious serial killer who may be the very boy she is with.
A young girl witnesses her friend's murder. The killer realizes that he has been seen. A long hunt begins that will last all night, ending in an out of service hotel where the truth of what happened will be revealed.
Five friends discover the beauty of the island of Pantelleria on a vacation, but a dangerous stunt leaves them imprisoned inside a hangar.The film explores the dark side of human nature and the societal plagues it can cause.