Set in Italy, this is the story of a 13 year old eighth grade schoolgirl Yara who was unfortunately kidnapped and killed. It is a true story which took place in 2010 and the conviction of the murderer took place in 2013.
Investigation was done by a lady prosecutor who was finally able to locate the perpetrator through a lengthy, painstaking process using DNA samples found on the body of the girl. (A little surprising aspect is that as per the movie there was no database of DNA samples in Italy at that time ) The director keeps the pace slow as the investigation continues day to day. We see the anguish, pain and the grief of the parents as they are questioned on all aspects of the case . Typically no reason for the crime is ruled out. As it happens in such cases, media politics and media trial raise their ugly head. Since the case is handled by a lady prosecutor and the pace is slow there are adverse comments and she is almost replaced by a man expected to bring in faster results. This investigator however does not meet the parents immediately as she says she will meet them only when she has some favourable development and not just for offering condolences and sympathy.
The perseverance of the investigator in going ahead with little data and in the face of obstacles is shown well. Some may find technical discrepancies in the investigation but that is beside the point in this human interest story where emotions play centrestage and there is an urgent need to nab the criminal.
All told a fairly engrossing whodunit albeit a bit slow. Audiences who like human interest movies will find it interesting.
Investigation was done by a lady prosecutor who was finally able to locate the perpetrator through a lengthy, painstaking process using DNA samples found on the body of the girl. (A little surprising aspect is that as per the movie there was no database of DNA samples in Italy at that time ) The director keeps the pace slow as the investigation continues day to day. We see the anguish, pain and the grief of the parents as they are questioned on all aspects of the case . Typically no reason for the crime is ruled out. As it happens in such cases, media politics and media trial raise their ugly head. Since the case is handled by a lady prosecutor and the pace is slow there are adverse comments and she is almost replaced by a man expected to bring in faster results. This investigator however does not meet the parents immediately as she says she will meet them only when she has some favourable development and not just for offering condolences and sympathy.
The perseverance of the investigator in going ahead with little data and in the face of obstacles is shown well. Some may find technical discrepancies in the investigation but that is beside the point in this human interest story where emotions play centrestage and there is an urgent need to nab the criminal.
All told a fairly engrossing whodunit albeit a bit slow. Audiences who like human interest movies will find it interesting.