‘Flight of the Innocent’

In a terrific feature debut, director Carlo Carlei has brought an innately Italian grace and passion to a solidly constructed Hollywood thriller plot that features a resilient 10-year-old (Manuel Colao, pictured) on the run for his life. It’s such a jolting, suspenseful chase picture that one doesn’t even want to question the credibility of its twists and turns. Be warned that it opens with 15 minutes of breath-stopping bloodshed and terror. With Francesca Neri, Jacques Perrin, Federico Pacifici (TMC Thursday at 12:15 a.m.).