

“A brutal murder cannot be solved. But the murderer has been recognized by someone...”
When a young female student is savagely killed in a park during a thunderstorm, the culprit seems obvious: TV sports personality Alessandro Marchi, seen fleeing the scene of the crime by numerous eyewitnesses. The evidence against him is damning... but is it all too convenient? And when the killer strikes again while Marchi is in custody, it quickly becomes apparent that there's more to the case than meets the eye...

Helmut Berger
Giorgio
Lead
Giancarlo Sbragia
Alessandro Marchi

Ida Galli
Maria Marchi

Wendy D'Olive
Sarah Marchi

Günther Stoll
Attorney Giulio Cordaro

Carole André
Françoise Pigaut

Wolfgang Preiss
The Prosecutor

Lorella De Luca
Marta Clerici
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Duccio Tessari's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
“Every frame feels alive. The Bloodstained Butterfly is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”