It is 19:00 on June 10, 1981 when Alfredino Rampi's father, alarmed by his son's absence, calls the police
It is 19:00 on June 10, 1981 when Alfredino Rampi's father, alarmed by his son's absence, calls the police. The officers, arriving on the scene, immediately realize the situation: the 6-year-old boy's screams come from a circular opening of the ground, with a diameter of just 30 centimeters. Firefighters arrive at the scene immediately, trying to keep the baby awake, but as the hours go by, you realize that releasing him is far from easy. So we ask for help from contortionists, circuses, jockeys: the result doesn’t change and everyone fails, rising to the surface empty-handed. The event, thanks to television, violently enters the homes of Italians becoming a real media case: on the evening of June 12, 28 million viewers follow the tragedy of the child, whose screams are amplified by a microphone dropped down into the dogroom. Among the many attempts to save Alfredino Rampi, the 37-year-old Angelo Licheri, who, with his minute physical accomplice, undertakes to fall into the...