Sitting at a table in an empty room, a man listens to an interrogation tape. It relates
to how the man was found in Turin, doesn’t know his name and was locked away in a psychiatric
institution. Characters from his possible past are used to find out who he is.
He is taciturn, mumbles an answer now and then, and gives the impression that
he actually knows some of the details, but quickly forgets others. We are shown
photos of places where he may have been and follow him being given a number of simple language and
maths tests which the detective employs to solve this mystery.
Maïder Fortuné adapted a real story from the 1930s that fascinated Italy in the Mussolini era. She takes us into the labyrinth of a damaged
memory, thereby highlighting the mystery of identity and the conflict
between scientific knowledge and faith.
Film details
- Country of production
- France
- Year
- 2019
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2019
- Length
- 50"
- Medium/Format
- DCP
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