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.
Cast
- Massimo Bonetti as Il Lupo
- Mirko Petrini as Mauro
- Antonella Ponziani as Sara
- Claudio Angelini as Padre del Lupo
- Maurizio Mattioli as Maresciallo Piparo
- Enrico Montesano as Ermanno Franchini
- Stefano Calvagna as Gladio
- Marcello Magnelli as Barbone
- Christian Marazziti as Figlio di Franchini
- Isabella Celani as Moglie di Franchini