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Per Elisa: An Italian Crime Story (2023)
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Reconstruction of one of the most shocking crime news events in recent decades: the murders of Elisa Claps and Heather Barnett by Danilo Restivo. The story begins on 12 September 1993 and takes place over a period of about twenty years between Potenza and the English coast of Bournemouth.
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Gianmarco SaurinoGildo Claps
Anna FerruzzoFilomena Claps
Giacomo GiorgioLuciano Claps
Vincenzo FerreraAntonio Claps
Giulio Della MonicaDaniele Restivo
Bianca NappiFelicia Genovese
Ludovica CiaschettiElisa Claps
Marta GiovannozziAnna Restivo
Antonio PetrocelliDon Mimì Sabia
Carlo Luca De RuggieriDon Marcello Cozzi
Beniamino MarconeVito Eufemia
Rosa Diletta RossiIrene Nardiello
Francesco AcquaroliMaurizio Restivo
Claudio CorinaldesiMario Marinelli
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Francesca VentrigliaMaria Rosa Restivo
Key Crew
Marco PontecorvoDirector
Andrea ValagussaWriter
Terry CafollaWriter
Valerio D'AnnunzioWriter
Andrea ValagussaScreenplay
Terry CafollaScreenplay
Valerio D'AnnunzioScreenplay
Alessandro StellariFirst Assistant Director
Andreana Saint Amour Di ChanazProducer
Ben DonaldProducer
Maurizio TiniProducer
Michele ZattaProducer
Paola LeonardiProducer
Stefania BalduiniExecutive Producer
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Season 1
6 episodes · First aired 2023-10-24 · ★ 5.0
E01
Episode 1
2023-10-24 · 54 min
On September 12, 1993, Elisa Claps leaves home with her friend, Eliana, to go to mass at the Church of the Holy Trinity, where she meets Danilo Restivo. From that moment on, no one hears from her again.
E02
Episode 2
2023-10-24 · 57 min
Restivo is interrogated but declares his innocence. The police release him, but the investigation begins. Elisa's diary reveals details about Danilo.
E03
Episode 3
2023-10-31 · 60 min
The Claps receive a ransom demand from the kidnappers, who turn out to be looters; Gildo confronts the boyfriend of Danilo's sister, who tells him about the boy's strange behaviour on the day of Elisa's disappearance. Danilo is arrested and tried for false statements, but the absence of Elisa’s body does not allow to bringthe accusations forward. The case is ultimately closed.
E04
Episode 4
2023-10-31 · 58 min
After more than a year, the Claps case is transferred to the prosecutor's office in Salerno under Rosa Volpe; Gildo asks Irene to marry him, and the two establish a foundation that supports the families of missing persons.
E05
Episode 5
2023-11-07 · 60 min
After Elisa's disappearance, life seems to have resumed its course, but for the family, the wound remains open; Danilo is married to Fiamma and lives in England; in 2002, Danilo's neighbour Heather Barnett is found dead at home by her children.
E06
Episode 6
2023-11-07 · 56 min
On March 17, 2010, a body is found in the attic of the church of the Holy Trinity in Potenza: it is that of Elisa Claps, astonishingly left there for 17 years; the examination of the remains marks the turning point.
