Martha is Dead a dramatic psychological thrillerwritten in first person. It's full of dreamlike and gloomy tones and a mixture of superstition, history and psychological distress.
Unexpected death or the brutality of war can cause a major disruption to the character's fragile equilibrium, leaving her with a lasting scar.
It is played in Tuscany, Italy (south side of the Gothic line), during 1944's retreat by the German army and Ally advance.
