Nasty Love (1995)

Director
Mario Martone

Main cast
Licia Maglietta; Anna Bonaiuto; Angela Luce; Gianni Cajafa; Peppe Lanzetta

Genres
Thriller, Drama, Mystery

Description
When her elderly mother dies - apparently happy but in curious circumstances - her daughter travels home to Naples for the funeral. Staying on, she tries to piece together her mother's recent life. In doing so she starts to confront childhood memories that shaped the family history


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