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Sweets from a Stranger

1987 · 91 min

A grim, slow-burning Italian thriller that trades stylized excess for street-level realism, following a group of women banding together against a razor-wielding killer.

Directed by
Franco Ferrini
Genres
Thriller, Horror, Crime
Starring
Barbara De Rossi, Marina Suma, Athina Cenci
Overview
In Rome, a sadistic serial killer begins stalking and murdering sex workers, leaving the community terrified and the authorities struggling to stop the violence. After several attacks, four women—Lena, Angela, Nadine, and Stella—decide they can’t wait to be the next victims, and band together to protect each other and take a more active role in the search. As police pressure mounts and the women start digging for clues on their own, the hunt turns the city into a tense web of fear, rumors, and suspicion.

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Directed by
Franco Ferrini
Genres
Thriller, Horror, Crime
Starring
Barbara De Rossi, Marina Suma, Athina Cenci
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • violence
  • crime
  • isolation
  • survival
  • justice
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror6
Humour2
Realism7
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
thriller, horror, crime
Directed by
Franco Ferrini
Written by
Andrea Giuseppini, Franco Ferrini
Starring
Barbara De Rossi, Marina Suma, Athina Cenci, Mara Venier, Laura Betti, Anny Papa, Gerardo Amato, Sabrina Ferilli
Cinematography
Giuseppe Bernardini
Runtime
91 min
Country
Italy
Languages
Italian

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