A cop terrified of water hunts lake monsters. Swiss noir, 30 minutes, zero chill.
Bernardo is a police officer from Tessin. Though scared of water, he's forced to investigate a series of disappearances on the edges of the Lake Maggiore, where women have been mysteriously vanishing for generations.
Cinematography
Lake Maggiore shot like a sleeping beast — gorgeous and hungry.
Acting
Todeschini's trembling fear feels physically contagious.
Direction
Sonnier stretches 30 minutes into eternal unease.
Director
Jean-Guillaume Sonnier
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in just 4 days on Lake Maggiore, with Todeschini genuinely cold and miserable in every water scene.
The film draws on actual Ticino folklore of 'marmotte del lago' — lake spirits blamed for drownings since the 1600s.
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