Giorgino
Giorgino is a 1994 French thriller film directed by Laurent Boutonnat.
Plot
In the 1918 war-stricken Giorgio Volli returns to the orphanage where he had been working with children for a while. When arriving he finds out that the tragedy had happened in the house – the wife of the orphanage owner had committed suicide. He couldn't manage to save her. Soon after, it was revealed that the house is almost empty and abandoned, and the children died under unclear circumstances, only one girl named Catherine survived. Giorgio starts to investigate what had happened. Through mysteries and hidden truth, he finds out that the orphanage owner, Doctor Degrace, could be involved in psychiatric experiments with children, which might lead to a tragedy. His daughter – Catherine – is autistic, but she is the only witness of life and death of children; thus, she became a key person for Giorgio to unriddle mysteries of Dr. Degrace.
More details
author | Gilles Laurent Laurent Boutonnat |
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director | Laurent Boutonnat |
editor | Agnès Mouchel Laurent Boutonnat |
genre | drama thriller |
keywords | abandon abandonment autism spectrum autistic hidden truth life and death orphanage suicide |
musicBy | Laurent Boutonnat |
producer | Laurent Boutonnat |
publisher | AMLF |