Yara is the perfect example of how important editing and music are to a movie’s success. Long stretches of silence and some questionable long cuts combine to completely blunt what’s otherwise an important and shocking case that rocked Italy.
This film is based on the real-life incident that occurred back in 2010, in which a 13 year old called Yara went missing after heading home one winter’s night. This forms the crux of the mystery, as tenacious Prosecutor Ruggeri remains determined to try and get to the bottom of what happened.
Ruggeri uses every means possible to find Yara, even if those are morally and ethically questionable. While that in itself sets up a thrilling investigative effort, the execution is much more of a methodical crawl through simple plot beats, staying as close to the real case as possible.