In development (looking for co-productions/pre-sales)

1970s. A writer in search of inspiration meets in a mental asylum a man who obsessively paints a woman he claims he has murdered. Together with a young woman who bears an uncanny resemblance to those portraits, the writer sets out to uncover the story behind that mistery.

GENRE

Psychological Thriller, Gothic – feature

DIRECTOR

Paolo Licata (The novel, Picciridda)

AUTHORS

Paolo Licata, Germano Tarricone (L’orafo)

CAST (confirmed)

Christopher Lambert (Ave, Cesare!, Beowulf), Violante Placido (The American, Lezioni di cioccolato), Tania Bambaci (L’amore che ho)

COMMERCIAL APPEAL

Female empowerment, mental health

TARGET

Children, women and men 20+

REFERENCES MOVIES

“The novel”, “Frankenstein”