Turin, 1983: Homicide detective Ulysses Moretti (Max Von Sydow) investigates the brutal murder of a woman whose 13-year-old son, Giacomo Betti (Daniele Angius), witnessed his mother's awful death — an English horn was forced down her throat — without seeing the killer's face. Moretti promises the boy he'll solve the crime, even if it takes the rest of his life. Forensic evidence suggests that the killer is small, and the suicide of Vincenzo de Fabritiis (Luca Fagioli), a dwarf who befriended several local children — including Giacomo — and was a successful writer of
giallo thrillers, seems to close the case. De Fabritiis' unpublished paper...
Released:
2000
Rated:
R
Length:
117 mins