The Death of Mario Ricci(1983)

The Death of Mario Ricci is a Swiss drama following a television reporter and his assistant who travel to a remote Alpine village to interview a reclusive scientist studying global food crises. Their assignment takes an unexpected turn when an Italian immigrant worker dies in a suspicious road accident. As the reporter investigates the circumstances surrounding the death, he uncovers a web of local secrets and corruption that challenges his journalistic integrity. The film examines themes of truth, exploitation, and the collision between outsiders and insular communities. Set against the stark backdrop of the Swiss countryside, it's a tense exploration of how power and prejudice can obscure justice, and what one person is willing to risk to expose it.