In the past few days Rome has been the scene of a singular event: when it rains, the manholes exhale a dense steam whose origin and composition is unknown. No one can imagine that whoever breathes in the mysterious substance will have to deal with what he/she represses, their darkest instincts, their anger. Not even the Morel family.
Direction
Strippoli turns Rome's humidity into a suffocating character
Acting
Rongione's controlled implosion as the hollow patriarch
Production
That steam—gross, beautiful, deeply wrong
Director
Paolo Strippoli
Fabrizio Rongione
Thomas
Cristiana Dell'Anna
Cristina
Francesco Gheghi
Enrico
Aurora Menenti
Barbara
Leon de La Vallée
Gianluca
Nicolò Galasso
Giacomo
Ondina Quadri
Alice
Elena Di Cioccio
Marta
Orso Maria Guerrini
Sig. Ferrini
Federigo Ceci
Leonardo Ferrini
Francesca Della Ragione
Dott.ssa Diamanti
Pietro Bontempo
Padre Giacomo
Andrea Ottavi
Guardia Giurata
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Strippoli taps into Italy's giallo fascination with beautiful cities hiding rot, but swaps stylized kills for the horror of watching a family politely destroy itself.
The manhole steam was achieved with practical effects—heated glycerin mixtures shot against Roman locations, giving the fog its unsettling organic texture.
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