Elena Fresco

Terrarossa is a 2001 film directed by Giorgio Molteni. The film is based on the novel La teda (1957) by the Calabrian writer Saverio Strati.

Gloria Ruckhauser has a dream: rediscovering the figure and features of herself when she was 20. Convinced that science is getting nowhere in the search for a cure to the aging process, Gloria sets up a foundation whose mission is to find a miracle potion. Various scientists take up the challenge and develop a substance that reverses the biological clock. Now, they face a new challenge. How to stop getting younger before it's too late.

Francesco Dellamorte, jeune homme solitaire et dépressif, est le gardien d'un cimetière bien spécial : au bout de 7 jours, les cadavres se réveillent et quittent leur tombe en quête de chair fraîche. Accompagné du fidèle Gnaghi, un simplet ne s'exprimant que par l'onomatopée "gna", Francesco se charge de les remettre en terre…