The Flight of the Innocent (1992)

Synopsis of The Flight of the Innocent

Originally titled La Corsa Dell'Innocente, this Italian drama focuses on that country's ongoing wave of kidnappings. The early scenes focus on a large, outwardly normal Italian family who happen to make their living by abducting wealthy children and holding them for ransom. When the family is wiped out by a rival gang, only 10-year-old Vito (Manuel Coalo) survives. Any other child would go to the police at this point, but Vito has been raised never to trust the police -- or anyone else, for that matter. There is an abundance of dramatic irony in store for the audience when the fleeing Vito is sheltered by the affluent Rienzi family, whose own child has recently been kidnapped. It soon becomes clear that Vito is simply not cut from his family's criminal cloth, and the decisions he makes show a clear sense of ethics and a determination to set right the vicious actions of his family. This marvelously multitextured film represented the directorial debut of Carlo Carlei. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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Theatrical Feature Running Time:

106 mins

Director(s):

Carlo Carlei

Writer(s):

Gualtiero Rosella, Carlo Carlei

Producer(s):

Domenico Procacci, Franco Cristaldi

Theatrical MPAA Rating:

R(Questionable for Children, Violence, Adult Situations)

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