The Double Hour 2011

As Sonia methodically tidies the hotel room in Turin, the unexpected occurs: a guest apparently makes a fatal leap from the bedroom window, leaving behind only questions. Later, while attending a speed dating event, Sonia crosses paths with Guido (actor name), a former law enforcement officer turned security guard. As they part ways, Guido notices the peculiar timing of 23:23 - a double hour when, according to superstition, one’s deepest desires can be granted. Though he confesses to Sonia that this phenomenon doesn’t always yield the desired outcome, their chance encounter blossoms into an unlikely friendship.

Days later, Guido invites Sonia to his workplace, a country villa with a sophisticated security system. However, he discreetly disables part of the system, allowing them to stroll through the picturesque grounds. In the woods, they are suddenly ambushed by an armed assailant, leaving Guido unconscious and vulnerable. When Sonia awakens to find herself in the villa, she’s confronted by masked robbers who force Guido to disable the security system. The thieves systematically plunder the estate’s treasures, leaving a trail of devastation in their wake. As they depart, the leader of the gang menacingly taunts Sonia, hinting at an imminent violation. Enraged, Guido launches himself at the aggressor, and a shot rings out, but the events that transpire next remain unclear.

As the days pass, Sonia’s grip on reality begins to falter. She becomes increasingly preoccupied with visions of Guido’s face, often materializing at double hours. Her work life is further disrupted when Dante (actor name), a seasoned policeman and former colleague of Guido’s, questions her about the villa robbery. He presents her with a photograph that appears to show her and Guido in Buenos Aires - a place she’s never visited. The discovery sends Sonia’s fragile psyche reeling.

The stakes are heightened when Margherita, a coworker and friend, makes a devastating exit from life by leaping out a window. As the reality of her friend’s tragic demise sinks in, Sonia is left grappling with the blurred lines between past and present, as her visions of Guido become more vivid and unsettling than ever before.

As the mournful dirge of Margherita’s funeral fades away, Sonia’s world begins to unravel. The priest’s solemn declaration, “Sonia has passed on,” pierces her like a jagged shard, as if the very fabric of reality had been rent apart. In a haze of grief and confusion, Bruno appears, whisking her away in his car with an offer of comfort - a flask containing coffee and a hint of liqueur, which he assures her will ease her pain. Unbeknownst to Sonia, the potion’s potency is not just soothing, but also seductive, lulling her into a state of deep unconsciousness. As Bruno’s vehicle careens through the night, it’s as if Sonia’s consciousness has slipped into a parallel universe, where the lines between reality and fantasy blur.

When she awakens in a hospital bed, groggy and disoriented, Sonia is met with a stark reality check: only three days have elapsed since the robbery, and everything that transpired since has been but a product of her fevered imagination, as she lay comatose. The wound on her head serves as a grim reminder of the brutality she endured, while the news of Guido and Margherita’s survival is like a ray of hope piercing the darkness.

Guido, meanwhile, remains blissfully unaware of Sonia’s true nature, as Dante drops hints about her checkered past. The revelation comes when Guido visits the speed-dating organizer, only to be informed that Sonia had specifically requested to meet him - a detail that sets off alarm bells in his mind. His instincts prove correct when he catches Sonia embracing and kissing the leader of the robbery gang, whose resemblance to himself is both striking and unsettling.

Guido’s snooping yields fruit as he eavesdrops on their conversation, learning that he was never meant to survive the heist. As Sonia and her accomplice disappear into an elevator, Guido finds himself torn between reporting the truth to Dante and keeping his observations to himself - a decision that will have far-reaching consequences.

Sonia’s response is to flee under a false identity, boarding a flight to Buenos Aires with a sense of trepidation. The eerie synchronicity of the boarding time, 20:20 - a double hour - only adds to her unease as she ponders the mysteries surrounding her. Meanwhile, Guido returns to his speed-dating routine, his heart heavy with the weight of secrets and unrequited love.

The final scenes reveal Sonia’s new life in Buenos Aires, where she’s found solace with her former partner-in-crime. The juxtaposition of their happiness against Guido’s forlorn state serves as a poignant reminder that some wounds may never fully heal, but can still be tended with care and compassion.