Il Lupo

Il Lupo

89 mins | March 23, 2007

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.

Il Lupo

89 mins | March 23, 2007

Il Lupo
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.
Producers
Original title Il Lupo
Directors Stefano Calvagna
Writers

Cast

Massimo Bonetti

as Il Lupo

Mirko Petrini

as Mauro

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 Franchini

Isabella Celani

as Moglie Franchini

Massimiliano Curcio

as Calabrese