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Storia di un riscatto

2025 · 120 min

A slow, sombre plunge into a long captivity, balancing procedural detail with the quiet dread of a family waiting in fear.

Overview: The 1990s. The story of the longest Anonima Sequestri kidnapping, that of Giuseppe Vinci, whose family supermarket chain was spread all over Sardinia.
How it feels: Tense, bleak, earnest and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Survival, family, crime, isolation
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
family
crime
isolation
power
Places: countryside
small town
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Genres: drama, crime, thriller
Directed by: Stefano Odoardi
Written by: Stefano Odoardi
Starring: Giuseppe Vinci, Andrea Nicolò Staffa, Leonardo Capuano, Stefano Mereu, Felice Montervino, Cristina Maccioni, Florencia Rolando, Luigi Pusceddu
Cinematography: Victor Nieuwenhuijs
Runtime: 120 min
Country: Italy
Languages: Italian, Sardinian