Movielogr
Il Lupo (2007)
Directed by Stefano Calvagna
Overview
Dir. Stefano Calvagna’s third feature is inspired by the real events in the life of Luciano Liboni, aka “The Wolf.” A freewheeling interpretation of the character, here renamed Franco Scattoni (Massimo Bonetti), the film highlights the ups and downs of a rough and violent man, whose behavior borders on madness and is worsened by epilepsy. Il Lupo feels he has nothing to loose. Diving headfirst into a life of crime, he ends up killing a gas station attendant in Perugia in 2002. He then kills a young “carabiniere,” and becomes a wanted fugitive. A case study in human behavior’s violent patterns framed as a psychological thriller and police story, this controversial film has been praised for the uncompromising realism of its disturbing narrative.
Length 89 minutes
Actors
Massimo Bonetti | Mirko Petrini | Antonella Ponziani | Claudio Angelini | Maurizio Mattioli | Enrico Montesano | Stefano Calvagna | Marcello Magnelli | Cristian Marazziti | Isabella Celani | Massimiliano Curcio | Roberto Mincuzzi | Alfonso Saggese | Gianluca Tocci | Anna Tognetti