A woman takes the law into her own hands after police ignore her pleas to arrest the man responsible for her husband's death, and finds herself not only under arrest for murder but falling in love with an officer.
Acting
Blanchett's silent devastation in the interrogation room.
Cinematography
Tuscany shot like a fever dream of guilt and escape.
Direction
Tykwer's restraint after Run Lola Run's chaos.
Director
Tom Tykwer
Cate Blanchett
Philippa
Giovanni Ribisi
Filippo
Remo Girone
Filippo's Father
Stefania Rocca
Regina
Alessandro Sperduti
Ariel
Mattia Sbragia
Major Pini
Stefano Santospago
Mr. Vendice
Alberto Di Stasio
The Prosecutor
Giovanni Vettorazzo
The Inspector
Gianfranco Barra
The Lieutenant
Vincent Riotta
Chief Guard
Giuseppe Lo Console
Special Forces Police
Teresa Piergentili
Cleaning Woman
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Originally conceived as the first in Krzysztof Kieślowski's planned trilogy; he died before filming, and Tykwer completed it from his notes.
The language barrier between Blanchett and Ribisi mirrors their characters' mutual incomprehension—love as translation of trauma.
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