Italian For Travelers is a powerful, truly great thriller that kept me guessing from the beginning to the end. There are very few thriller films where you can't see what's coming at the end, and this is one of them. The film is expertly paced, building from a quiet, low key beginning to a sense of foreboding that leads to a devastating conclusion. Writer and director Von Kochar is great talent. The actors were all top notch too, especially Hannah Elder in the lead role. Cinematography, set design, art direction were all on target. And the clever use of Italian language translations interspersed throughout the film added to the tension. An impressive job all around.