After a robbery gone awry, a young man breaks into an apartment and takes a wheelchair bound girl hostage.
Acting
Kim Rossi Stuart's desperation — you can smell the sweat.
Direction
Marino turns one apartment into a psychological pressure cooker.
Writing
The power dynamic flips so many times you'll get whiplash.
Director
Umberto Marino
Kim Rossi Stuart
Claudio Scalise
Cecilia Genovesi
Esther Cipriani
Massimo Ghini
Commissario
Massimo Wertmüller
Massimo Salvadori
Ludovica Modugno
Esther's Mother
Massimo Popolizio
Ministro
Mauro Leuce
Nocs Captain
Federico Scribani
Judge Isernia
Clarita Gatto
Miriam
Romolo Passini
Agent Gullotta
Barbara Livi
Sonia
Alberto Molinari
Reporter
Valerio Mastandrea
Agent Inzerillo
Gianluca Gugliarelli
Romano
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Umberto Marino's directorial debut after years as a screenwriter; he allegedly shot the apartment scenes in chronological order to destroy the actors' nerves authentically.
Released during Italy's brutal 'Years of Lead' aftermath, the film channels national anxiety about crime, class, and whether anyone in a broken system can truly be innocent. The wheelchair becomes a metaphor for a country unable to move forward.
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