Five friends, one fatal dinner, and a journalist who'd rather play detective than file a story.
Five friends who form the "inseparables" group spend an evening having a gargantuan dinner. Returning home, one of them has a heart attack and dies. Soon, however, other friends of the group are also found dead under mysterious circumstances. The journalist Olimpo Lupo of "Resto del Carlino", tasked with following the case, soon becomes passionate about it and turns into a detective.
Acting
Gioele Dix commits to 'journalist becomes detective' with chaotic sincerity.
Production
Mid-90s Italian television aesthetic hits exactly right for cozy crime vibes.
Director
Fabrizio Laurenti
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Fabrizio Laurenti also directed several Italian TV movies in the 90s, making this part of a forgotten wave of small-screen giallo homages.
The title references 'cronaca nera' — Italy's sensationalist crime journalism tradition — suggesting Olimpo's transformation is partly satirical.
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