The Return

Feted war hero Gaius Furius Paullus returns home to Calabria after years of battle. Haunted by dark memories of what he has seen and done in the name of Rome, he keeps his demons at bay by immersing himself in working his family farm. When bodies start appearing - hideously mutilated - the locals blame the killings on bandits from the mountains or a supernatural being. But as the body count increases, and desperate for a scapegoat, the big landowners point the finger at an illiterate wise woman. Paullus, sure that she has nothing to do with it, sets out to prove the woman's innocence, but in the process comes under suspicion himself. Could the brutality of his experiences in combat have turned him into a killer? Knowing that he will not get a fair trial, Paullus escapes, and sets a trap for the killers. But can his quest for truth offer him the chance of redemption?