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

Sixteen-year-old Anna Lou goes missing in the isolated mountain village of Avechot. Inspector Vogel and his partner Borghi come to the village to investigate, first meeting with the parents. Vogel instructs local police officers to don painter's outfits to search the nearby woods, drawing media attention about the investigation and enabling him to request more resources. The media soon compares the investigation to a previous one conducted by Vogel about a criminal dubbed "the mutilator".

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.