Completed - ENGLISH, ITALIAN - Thriller - 90 minutes
A couple returns to their family’s ancient palazzo where sinister shadows from the past reappear.
Year of production : 2013 Director(s) : Rossella DE VENUTO Writer(s) : Rossella DE VENUTO Cast : Fiona GLASCOTT, Frederico CASTELLUCIO Producer(s) : Maurizio ANTONINI (Interlinea Films srl), Dominic WRIGHT (Ripple World Pictures Ltd), Jacqueline KERRIN (Ripple World Pictures Ltd), Valentina GARDANI (Barter)
Megan, a successful Irish artist, lives in Dublin with her husband Leo, an Italian who emigrated there several years ago. After receiving the news of Leo’s uncle death – Monsignor Domenico, a powerful catholic priest whose death has prompted a campaign for his beatification – the couple travels to Apulia in southern Italy to handle Leo’s unexpected inheritance. Leo’s intention is to sell the ancient palace he has inherited to his brother Nicola, the town’s priest and return to Dublin. But arriving in Apulia, Megan is enchanted by the beauty of the area and the ancient family palace. She finds it inspiring. Meanwhile Leo reconnects with his old friends and rediscovers a world that he had almost forgotten. They decide to stay for the summer. Left alone at home, during the hottest hours of the day, Megan is disturbed by mysterious presences. While trying to understand what is happening to her she starts to find clues in the palace to an unsolved mystery in Leo’s family. What Megan discovers leads her to share her concerns with Father Von Galen from Bolzano’s diocese, a priest sent by the Vatican to investigate the claims for Domenico’s beatification process. As Megan attempts to reveal the true story of Monsignor Domenico’s past, she finds herself in a desperate struggle against forces that are willing to hide the truth at all costs.
Country(ies) : ITALY, IRELAND Financing plan : Financing: Irish Film Board, Section 481, Ripple World Pictures, Interlinea, Barter, Mibac, BLS (Sudtirol) Film Fund, Apulia Film Commission, Lazio Film Fund, Italian Tax Credit, Status: Completed February 2013. Seeking: International Sales Start of shooting : July 2012