Body of Deceit

original title:

Body of Deceit

directed by:

cast:

Antonio Cupo, Kristanna Loken, Giulio Berruti, Sarai Givaty, Joe Azzopardi, Colin Azzopardi

screenplay:

Luca D'Alisera, Jenny York, from "The Maids" by Jean Genet

cinematography:

editing:

costume design:

country:

Italy

year:

2015

film run:

94'

format:

colour

festivals & awards:

  • Ischia Global film & music fest 2015

Alice (Kristanna Loken) is a ghostwriter for a famous bestselling author. She is half through the work of the his new book, but cannot write anymore. A year before she has had a terrible accident in Malta where she was staying with her husband Max (Antonio Cupo) in his family villa and she was in a coma for two weeks. On waking up she had lost part of her memory and has no recollection of the accident and her stay in Malta. Since then, she has been suffering from depression and has recurrent and cryptic nightmares. Max who is her agent as well persuades her to go back to Malta hoping that something will unblock her mind so she can start working again and meet the last delivery deadline the publisher has given her. In the beautiful Maltese villa surrounded by lemon trees, they are welcomed by a stunning Mediterranean girl Sara (Sarai Givaty) Max has hired to help around the house. the girl immediately establishes a friendship and trust with Alice. Two different women, one sensual and self-assured, the other mysterious and insecure... In the meantime, another stranger Castellano (Giulio Berruti) is snooping around the villa, spying Sara, talking to Alice and exchanging items with a local policeman.
Are ours characters really who we think they are? Is there a different version of the truth ?All is about to be seen...