A dead girl at carnival, Swiss cops with skeletons—this Euro noir doesn't play nice.
48 minSeason 1 • Episode 6
LatestEven though his identity has now been revealed, the serial killer has no intention of giving up. The murderer is in fact determined to carry out his revenge at all costs, striking the last inexorable blow. Will detective Blum's team be able to stop him in time, revealing once and for all the truth of yesterday and today?
During the traditional carnival celebrations, the dead body of a young girl is found near the small town of Bellinzona, in Southern Switzerland. The officers engaged in the case find themselves investigating crimes rooted in a past full of shadows.
Cinematography
Carnival masks and Alpine gloom create gorgeous unease.
Acting
Tognazzi's weary detective carries decades of unspoken damage.
Production
Bellinzona's claustrophobic beauty becomes a character itself.
Creators
Erik Bernasconi, Carlotta Balestrieri, Claudia Bellana, Andrea Valeri
Gianmarco Tognazzi
Leonardo Blum
Matteo Martari
Michele Novak
Maria Anolfo
Laura Tatti
Anna Pieri Zuercher
Camille Aubry
Luca Di Giovanni
Kurt Lengen
Roberto Citran
Tommaso Gabuzzi
Paola Buratto
Ilaria Blum
Marcos Piacentini
Samuel Donati
Caterina Shulha
Stella Ferrazzini
Antonio Zavatteri
Pietro Fontana
Leonardo Lidi
Dino Moser
Filippo Dini
Bruno Meier
Giorgia Würth
Lucrezia Fontana
Bruno Todeschini
Arnoux Gerber
Roberta Fossile
Sara Blum
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Rabadan carnival is real and notoriously wild, making its use as a backdrop for murder feel almost transgressive to Swiss audiences.
Despite the Italian setting and cast, the directors' Swiss-Italian co-production status created tension in how the police procedural conventions were handled versus local expectations.
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