In the 1980s, the Italian Salvatore ends up in a small village in the Alps. Salvatore tells the villagers that he is going on vacation for two weeks. During this time, he befriends the widow Frieda, who is still mourning her husband, who never returned from the war. Salvatore also comforts 40-year-old Romy, as her husband is addicted to alcohol and is in a wheelchair. He even enters into a relationship with Erna. The nurse is forced to live with her father Stockinger, who takes good care of her son but has become embittered himself. What Erna doesn't realize is that Salvatore has a dark secret: he knows that the murderer of his entire family has settled in the small village and is seeking revenge...
Acting
Bucci layers charm so thick you forget to suspect him—until you do.
Cinematography
The Alps look edible; the villages reek of secrets beneath.
Writing
Revenge plotted like a vacation itinerary. Chillingly polite.
Director
Jo Baier
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Austrian TV movies of the 2010s often explored unpunished Nazi crimes in picturesque rural settings, reflecting ongoing national reckoning. This fits that micro-genre perfectly.
Director Jo Baier specializes in historical German-language television; his 2001 film 'Der Tunnel' similarly examined divided Germany through intimate human drama.
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