
The Girl in the Fog(2017)
A gripping and chilling thriller that brings us to a hazy mountain village where an enigmatic detective is investigating the sudden disappearance of fifteen-year-old girl.


Famous writer Onoff is now a recluse. The Inspector is suspicious when Onoff is brought into the station one night, disoriented and suffering a kind of amnesia. In an isolated, rural police station, the Inspector tries to establish the events surrounding a killing, to reach a startling resolution.
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Gérard Depardieu
Onoff

Roman Polanski
Inspector

Sergio Rubini
Andre

Nicola Di Pinto
Captain

Tano Cimarosa
Servant
Paolo Lombardi
Marshall
Maria Rosa Spagnolo
Paula
Alberto Sironi

Giovanni Morricone
Mahdi Kraiem
A Pure Formality is a mystery, thriller, crime, drama film released in 1994. Directed by Giuseppe Tornatore, it stars Gérard Depardieu, Roman Polanski, Sergio Rubini. Famous writer Onoff is now a recluse. The Inspector is suspicious when Onoff is brought into the station one night, disoriented and suffering a kind of amnesia. In an isolated, rural police station, the Inspector tries to establish the events surrounding a killing, to reach a startling resolution.
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