The Stranger: Family Fallout in a Genre Film in Competition at Venice — Q&A with Director and Cast

The Venetian-hued horror atmosphere of Paolo Strippoli finds a place this year in the Venice competition, presenting a refreshing and commendable choice with L’estranea, a tense, anguished, and liberating story of a family across the years, in cinemas on October 8 via 01 Distribution. Starring Jasmine Trinca, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Adriano Giannini, and Romana Maggiora Vergano, among others.

A woman suddenly appears at her daughter’s home to reveal the truth about their family, marked by a pact forged many years earlier with a stranger. A secret kept for far too long, now returning to demand its price.

We sat down for video interviews with the director, Paolo Strippoli, alongside Adriano Giannini, and the leads Jasmine Trinca and Romana Maggiora Vergano.