Character Relationship Map: Esterno Notte - Prima Parte

Characters

• Aldo Moro (played by Fabrizio Gifuni) — protagonist

  President of the Christian Democracy who attempts to form a national unity government. He is kidnapped by the Red Brigades, drugged, and held in a wooden box. He writes a letter to Cossiga and later c...

• Eleonora Moro (played by Margherita Buy) — supporting

  Aldo Moro's wife who arrives at the ambush site and manages the family's response. She confronts political figures for refusing negotiations, receives direct calls from the kidnappers, and publicly re...

• Francesco Cossiga (played by Fausto Russo Alesi) — supporting

  Interior Minister who warns Moro about American opposition to his political strategy. After the kidnapping, he commands the search task force, reads Moro's letter to Andreotti, and publicly advocates...

• Adriana Faranda (played by Daniela Marra) — supporting

  A recent recruit to the Red Brigades who is initially barred from attack training. She aligns with Morucci in opposing Moro's execution while the group debates their next operational steps.

• Valerio Morucci (played by Gabriel Montesi) — supporting

  A Red Brigades member who opposes executing Moro. He participates in the concealment of the hostage and later contacts the Moro family from a public phone booth to deliver a message regarding the vict...

• Giulio Andreotti (played by Fabrizio Contri) — supporting

  Political leader collaborating with Moro to form the new cabinet. He reacts with physical shock to the kidnapping news, agrees to the ransom option proposed by party secretaries, and is later accused...

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Francesco Cossiga → Giulio Andreotti (Professional Government Colleague) — Their relationship combines cabinet responsibility with disagreement over the hostage crisis.

  Cossiga is confirmed as Interior Minister in Andreotti's government, reads Moro's letter to Andreotti, and discusses negotiation with him.

• Aldo Moro → Francesco Cossiga (Professional Political Associate) — A political relationship involving consultation, disagreement, and mutual reliance.

  Cossiga privately warns Moro that the Americans will oppose his government strategy, while Moro asks him to reassure them.

• Aldo Moro → Giulio Andreotti (Professional Political Collaborator) — Senior Christian Democracy colleagues jointly responsible for forming the government.

  Moro and Andreotti work together to form the new cabinet and discuss ministerial appointments.

• Aldo Moro → Eleonora Moro (Family Spouse) — A marital relationship placed under extreme pressure by the kidnapping.

  Eleonora Moro is identified as Aldo Moro's wife. After the ambush, she reunites with her family and campaigns for action to save him.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Francesco Cossiga → Valerio Morucci (Conflict State Adversary) — They occupy opposing sides of the kidnapping and rescue crisis.

  Cossiga commands the institutional response seeking Moro's release, while Morucci participates in concealing Moro and later delivers a message concern...

• Adriana Faranda → Aldo Moro (Conflict Hostage-Taking Adversary) — Faranda belongs to the force holding Moro but rejects the final act against him.

  Faranda begins life within the Red Brigades and participates in the internal debate over whether Moro should be killed, opposing the execution.

• Valerio Morucci → Aldo Moro (Conflict Hostage Taker) — Morucci is connected to Moro through captivity, internal dissent, and the final message.

  Morucci participates in concealing the hostage and later calls from a telephone booth to communicate information about Moro's fate.

• Valerio Morucci → Adriana Faranda (Alliance Fellow Dissenter) — They form the internal opposition to executing the hostage.

  At Duchessa Lake, Faranda and Morucci oppose Moro's killing while other Red Brigades members remain determined to proceed.

Story Analysis

The film traces Aldo Moro's political project, kidnapping, captivity, and the institutional and family crisis surrounding his fate.

Plot Progression

1. A Government Against Resistance — Aldo Moro works with Giulio Andreotti to construct a national unity cabinet. Party resistance and Cossiga's warning about American opposition expose the risks surrounding the project.
2. The Ambush Changes Everything — Moro's escort is attacked on Via Mario Fani, and Moro is kidnapped while the new cabinet is being sworn in. The shock transforms a political transition into a national emergency.
3. Letters Without A Channel — Cossiga organizes the search and receives a letter proving the crisis is immediate. Attempts to open negotiations are blocked, while doubts about Moro's condition undermine the letters' public force.
4. A Nation Debates The Ransom — Institutional and religious efforts seek a way to save Moro, but ransom concerns and failed mediation prevent a workable solution. Inside the Red Brigades, Faranda and Morucci oppose the decision to k...
5. The Family Faces The End — Eleonora Moro confronts the political establishment and receives a threatening call from the kidnappers. Moro makes a final confession, and Morucci's phone message leads Cossiga to Via Caetani.