Based on the historical novel by Andrea Camilleri, The Vanishing of Patò is set in Vigàta, the town that Detective Montalbano fans know and love...but it's 1890, Easter weekend. Two rival investigators look into the disappearance of Antonio Patò, a quiet accountant who vanishes after his performance as Judas in the town's annual Passion Play. 影片根据同名小说改编,讲述1890年的意大利小镇维卡达,某个星期五,小镇里银行的会计帕托失踪了。这个素来恪尽职守的会计离奇的失踪引起了居民的种种揣测。而与此同时,当警长调查帕托神秘失踪的背后,又发现了意想不到惊人的秘密。影片导演洛克·摩洛特里蒂,同时也是意大利资深的演员,曾经拍摄过许多经典的电影。在演戏的同时,他也自己写剧本,帕托的神秘失踪是他拍摄的第六部电影,参加了2010年的罗马电影节。