Il Lupo

The story

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 & crew

Massimo BonettiIl Lupo

Mirko PetriniMauro

Antonella PonzianiSara

Claudio AngeliniPadre del Lupo

Maurizio MattioliMaresciallo Piparo

Enrico MontesanoErmanno Franchini

Stefano Calvagna

Stefano CalvagnaGladio

Marcello MagnelliBarbone

Christian MarazzitiFiglio di Franchini

Isabella CelaniMoglie di Franchini

Massimiliano Curcio

Massimiliano CurcioCalabrese

Roberto Mincuzzi

Roberto MincuzziPoliziotto