In his acclaimed feature debut, Italian writer/director Carlo Carlei (Fluke) creates a "breathtakingly visual...gutsy, exciting adventure" (Variety) that combines the artistic sensibilities of European films with the explosive power of a fast-paced Hollywood thriller. Flight of theInnocent "grabs you early on and never lets up! Don"t miss it" (HBO)! The gentle son of a brutal kidnapper, ten-year-old Vito (Manuel Colao) witnesses the massacre of his family by a rival gang and narrowly escapes into the Italian countryside. Relentlessly pursued by the killers and the police, he begins a terrifying life on the run, determined to outwit his followers, find a new, honorable and caring family for himself and end his family"s lineage of crime.