Synopsis
Movie | Author: Hans W. Geißendörfer, based on the novel of Davide Longo
Introverted widower Cesare, called ’the Frenchman’ by local villagers due to his childhood spent in Marseille, finds the corpse of his Godchild, Fausto, in a secluded valley in Piemont, Italy.
Over many years, Fausto and Cesare had helped African refuges over the border from Italy to France, but from the moment Fausto started smuggling drugs, Cesare ceased all contact.
Nevertheless, Cesare decides to cooperate with Investigators and sets out to find Fausto’s assassin, but soon realises he too is threatened.
Meanwhile, Sergio, a farmers son, discovers that Fausto had not completed his last ‚smugglers job’ before he was murdered. A group of refugees are still hiding in a deserted mountain hut, waiting to be escorted over the border. Sergio goes to Cesare for help – not only to complete Fausto’s last job, but also to escape the boredom of village life. However, crossing the mountain border brings them into unexpected difficulties.
Based on the novel by David Longo, ‚The stone eater’ tells a dark atmospheric tale full of secrets whose answers linger long beyond the end of the story.