Roberto Succo is a 2001 French film directed by Cédric Kahn and based on the true story of the eponymous Italian serial killer Roberto Succo. The film was adapted from the book Je te tue. Histoire vraie de Roberto Succo assassin sans raison by Pascale Froment. The film was entered into the 2001 Cannes Film Festival.
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Plot
A film based on the true story of a notorious Italian criminal. Roberto Succo was a psychiatric patient who murdered his parents and embarked on a crime spree across Europe in the 1980s. He committed multiple violent crimes, including armed robberies, kidnappings, and murders, and evaded capture across several countries, including France, Italy, and Switzerland.
In the film, Kurt who is actually Roberto Succo, forms a relationship with a young girl, Léa, in the south of France. As his criminal activities escalate, the police struggle to track him down, not realizing the extent of his dangerous behavior until Léa provides key information, helping the authorities link him to the series of crimes and his true identity.
Cast
Stefano Cassetti as Roberto Succo
Isild Le Besco as Léa
Patrick Dell'Isola as Thomas
Viviana Aliberti as Swiss teacher
Estelle Perron as Céline
Leyla Sassi as Cathy
Catherine Decastel as Patricia
Olivia Carbonini as Girl at the Etna
Basile Vuillemin as L'enfant
Brigitte Raul as Child's mother
Marius Bertram as Cab driver
Aymeric Chauffert as Aelaunay
Vincent Dénériaz as Denis
Yelda Reynaud as Mylène
Philippe Bossard as Magistrate