Venetian detective Brunetti investigates an African street vendor’s murder amid immigration tensions and deep institutional corruption.
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Venetian detective Brunetti investigates an African street vendor’s murder amid immigration tensions and deep institutional corruption.
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An unidentified African street vendor is executed in front of tourists in the middle of Venice. Guido Brunetti, the policeman who usually must solve the problem, is further challenged when other Italian agencies get involved. In parallel with the plot narrative, the characters reveal the societal conflicts and confusion in their attitudes toward legal and illegal immigration and how it is changing life in Venice.
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Sexual content
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Warm marital domestic life; no sexual content depicted
Violence & gore
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Public execution-style killing; murder investigation without graphic gore
Profanity
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No strong language depicted
Substance use
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Social drinking and meals in everyday Venetian life
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No evidence found in available sources
Religious content
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Christmas setting; brief ecclesiastical and church references
Magic & witchcraft
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Not present
Occult / demonology
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Not present
Political content
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Central focus on immigration, racism, corruption, and bureaucracy
Self-harm / suicide
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No evidence found in available sources
Abuse & suffering
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Racist attitudes; exploitation of illegal immigrant street vendors
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