Sweets from a Stranger (1987)
- Original title
- Caramelle da uno sconosciuto
- Directed by
- Franco Ferrini
- Genre
- giallo
- Country
- Italy
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Rated
- VM14
- Rating
- 5.1 of 10 from 17 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A serial killer is murdering sex workers in an Italian city. The women form a group to protect each other and investigate the crimes themselves while the police look for the killer.
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What happens
Sweets from a Stranger (Italian: Caramelle da uno sconosciuto) is a 1987 Italian thriller film directed and co-written by Franco Ferrini. The film is about a serial killer targeting sex workers. The women decided to band together to protect themselves, but their efforts are only partially successful as the killer continues their killing spree. As the police investigate, the sex workers group together to try and find some leads on their own. Ferrini got the idea for the film while writing the film Red Rings of Fear (1978). It was produced with a budget of 2 billion Italian lire. Retrospective reviewers commented on if the film should be considered a proper giallo, noting its subdued nature and attempts at Social realism, while noting its reveal of the killer and violent scenes relate it to the other gialli. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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