Stefano Sollima on Making Netflix’s ‘Il Mostro’ About Unsolved Sex Murders Outside Florence: ‘There Are Lots of Half-Truths’ (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comNick Vivarelli International Correspondent Italian genre specialist Stefano Sollima, who is known for gritty TV series “Gomorrah” and Hollywood movies “Sicario: Day of the Soldado” and “Without Remorse,” is shooting Netflix original limited series “Il Mostro” about the string of sex-related murders that took place outside Florence from the late 1960s to the mid-1980s. “Il Mostro,” which translates as “The Monster,” is the moniker given to the alleged serial killer who committed eight double murders, preying on couples parked in cars in secluded places around Florence.
The still unsolved case marks one of the longest investigations into the most brutal serial killings in Italy’s history. Casting details of “Il Mostro,” which started shooting on location earlier this month, are still being kept under wraps.
The four-episode Netflix Italian Original is being directed by Sollima, who co-wrote the high-end series with Leonardo Fasoli, his collaborator on “Gomorrah” and “ZeroZeroZero.” “Il Mostro” is being produced by Lorenzo Mieli’s The Apartment, a Fremantle company, and Sollima’s AlterEgo shingle.
Sollima spoke exclusively to Variety about his rigorous approach to reconstructing what he calls “a national tragedy” that occurred when the 1960s sexual revolution caused a major culture clash in Italy. This is a well-known Italian cold case that’s right up your alley.
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