Erba, I Giorni dell'Odio

WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY GIORGIO JOHN SQUARCIA

Synopsis

Erba, I Giorni dell'Odio (In Cold Blood) is a true-crime thriller that reconstructs the brutal 2006 Erba massacre through a visually immersive narrative, combining rigorous journalistic investigation with cinematic tension. Produced in record time and broadcast in prime time, the film broke new ground in Italy by turning a crime still at the center of public attention into a powerful television event, blurring the line between news, cinema and spectacle. Despite the controversies, the broadcast marked a turning point in the history of Italian television, proving that the recounting of reality can be as compelling as a TV series while remaining rigorous and faithful to the facts. The boundary between reality and storytelling was definitively broken, demonstrating that investigative journalism can become cinema without losing its truth.

Reception

"An aestethic revolution! Italian television crosses another threshold, moves the frontier of the neo-neorealism of recent years one step further."

Antonio Scurati

(La Stampa)

An absolute novelty in the Italian television landscape.

Maria Volpe

(Corriere della Sera)

Where is television going, into what unknown territories will we slip, led by the screen with its most creative and ruthless seductions?

Natalia Aspesi

(La Repubblica)

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