The Spiral (2026)
Centers on a mother-daughter relationship that spirals out of control following a shocking revelation. During a thunderstorm, Anna shows up unannounced at the student apartment of her daughter Alice and reveals that their entire family history rests on a lie she told her. Anna claims to have made a pact with a mysterious stranger to save Alice’s leg after an accident 20 years earlier. That pact has triggered a domino effect causing terrible events over the years. Only Alice can help to put everything right. But at what price?
Director:
Paolo Strippoli
Writers:
Paolo Strippoli, Salvatore de Chirico.
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Jasmine Trinca as Anna |
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Romana Maggiora Vergano as Alice |
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Matilda De Angelis as |
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Adriano Giannini as |
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Valeria Bruni Tedeschi as |
| Directing | Paolo Strippoli | Director |
| Writing | Paolo Strippoli | Screenplay |
| Writing | Salvatore de Chirico | Screenplay |
| Sound | Robin Coudert | Sound |
| Production | Marina Alessandra Marzotto | Producer |
| Production | Mattia Oddone | Producer |
| Camera | Cristiano Di Nicola | Director of Photography |
| Production | Anna Pennella | Casting |
| Production | Jean-Christophe Reymond | Co-Producer |
| Production | Joseph Rouschop | Co-Producer |
| Editing | Federico Palmerini | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Susanna Mastronardi | Costume Design |
| Art | Marcello Di Carlo | Production Design |
| Visual Effects | Giuseppe Squillaci | VFX Supervisor |