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Maltese

2017 · 1 season

A sombre Italian crime drama that unfolds slowly against a sun-baked Sicilian backdrop, trading thrills for quiet unease.

Created by
Gianluca Maria Tavarelli
Genres
Crime, Drama
Starring
Kim Rossi Stuart, Antonio Milo, Rike Schmid
Overview
Inspector Dario Maltese travels from Rome to the city of his birth, Trapani in Sicily, to attend his best friend's wedding. But tragedy strikes and he finds himself pulled into a murder investigation.

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Created by
Gianluca Maria Tavarelli
Genres
Crime, Drama
Starring
Kim Rossi Stuart, Antonio Milo, Rike Schmid
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • crime
    • betrayal
    • friendship
    • justice
    • family
    Places
    • small town
    • countryside
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • serialised
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action3
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism7
    Romance3
    Tension6
    Darkness6
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    crime, drama
    Created by
    Gianluca Maria Tavarelli
    Starring
    Kim Rossi Stuart, Antonio Milo, Rike Schmid, Francesco Scianna, Valeria Solarino, Eros Pagni, Roberto Nobile, Paolo Ricca
    Length
    1 seasons, 4 episodes
    Network
    Rai 1
    Country
    Italy
    Languages
    Italian

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