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The story is set in a secluded, dream-like forest where three children—Fabrizio (Martin Loeb), Laura (Lara Wendel), and Silvia (Eva Ionesco)—spend their summer vacation away from adult supervision. The Descent into Cruelty:
The film was a co-production between Italy and West Germany. Director Pier Giuseppe Murgia intended to capture the "cruelty of children," a theme often explored in literature (such as Lord of the Flies ) but rarely shown with such graphic literalism on screen.