The Girl in the Fog

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The Girl in the Fog
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Italian La ragazza nella nebbia
Directed by Donato Carrisi
Written by Donato Carrisi
Based onLa ragazza nella nebbia by Donato Carrisi
Produced byMaurizio Totti
Alessandro Usai
Starring
CinematographyFederico Masiero
Edited byMassimo Quaglia
Music byVito Lo Re
Production
companies
Rainbow S.p.A.
Medusa Film
Release date
  • 26 October 2017 (2017-10-26)
Running time
128 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

The Girl in the Fog (Italian : La ragazza nella nebbia) is a 2017 Italian psychological thriller film directed and written by Donato Carrisi. It is based on Carrisi's 2015 novel of the same name. [1] [2]

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Plot

The Girl in the Fog is a psychological thriller. It draws one into the world of its characters to question his own moral assumptions.

A 16-year-old girl goes missing in an isolated region and suddenly the males of the small village are under scrutiny.

The policeman in charge of the investigation has a track record of not letting innocence get in the way of a solid arrest, especially when the public and the media are baying for a result.

The detective's old adversary in the form of a righteous female journalist appears, just to pile on the pressure.

A popular and respected local high school teacher becomes the focus of his interest and a cat and mouse game ensues.

But is the teacher really innocent - and a serial killer on the loose?

Cast

Reception

Critical response

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 75% of 8 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.8/10. [4]

Awards

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References

  1. Vivarelli, Nick (16 May 2016). "Italy's Colorado Films Launches New Thriller Shingle With Best-Seller 'The Whisperer'". Variety . Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  2. Ugolini, Chiara (24 October 2017). "'La ragazza nella nebbia', il thriller di debutto di Carrisi: La storia amata dai miei lettori" (in Italian). Italy: la Repubblica.
  3. Davide Turrini, "La Ragazza nella nebbia, Carrisi può aspirare a Hollywood e Alessio Boni si mangia Toni Servillo", il Fatto Quotidiano, 25 October 2017 (in Italian)
  4. "LA RAGAZZA NELLA NEBBIA". Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango Media . Retrieved 26 November 2022.