La Orca

A teenage girl is kidnapped by 3 guys and taken to an abandoned house in the country, where she is made to write her own ransom letter. She soon discovers that one of her captors is infatuated with her and she will use those feelings to stay alive.

Cast

Rena Niehaus

as Alice

Michele Placido

as Michele

Flavio Bucci

as Gino

Bruno Corazzari

as Paolo

Gabriele Ferzetti

as Valerio

Miguel Bosé

as Humberto

Carmen Scarpitta

as Irene

Piero Faggioni

as Lucio Garbi

Livia Cerini

as Amante di Gino

Vittorio Mezzogiorno

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