Il Lupo

Dir Stefano Calvagnas 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 behaviors violent patterns framed as a psychological thriller and police story this controversial film has been praised for the uncompromising realism of its disturbing narrative