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The American Backyard

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Bologna, 1940. A young man falls desperately in love with a nurse of the American army. A year later, circumstances lead him to live in the American Midwest, right next to an ominous backyard, where the elderly mother of the nurse lives. The woman is desperate for her daughter, who, since the end of the conflict, has disappeared. The young man embarks on a tense search for the girl, experiencing a particularly dramatic situation, leading to an entirely unexpected conclusion back in Italy.

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Joel Harley Starburst The American Backyard is a deeply strange late-career entry from a genre giant of old. Dark and unsettling in a way one can’t pin down, it’s brimming with a devious energy, barely buried beneath the surface of a deliberately composed period thriller. Rated: 4/5 Mar 10, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews

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Synopsis Bologna, 1940. A young man falls desperately in love with a nurse of the American army. A year later, circumstances lead him to live in the American Midwest, right next to an ominous backyard, where the elderly mother of the nurse lives. The woman is desperate for her daughter, who, since the end of the conflict, has disappeared. The young man embarks on a tense search for the girl, experiencing a particularly dramatic situation, leading to an entirely unexpected conclusion back in Italy.
Director
Pupi Avati
Screenwriter
Pupi Avati, Tommaso Avati
Genre
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
Italian
Runtime
1h 47m