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Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy

2012 · 129 min

A sober, intricate plunge into political paranoia that leaves you unsettled and quietly furious at how power bends the truth.

Overview: On December 12, 1969, a bomb kills 17 people at the Piazza Fontana national bank in Milan, Italy, marking the beginning of the Years of Lead. Local anarchists are scapegoated for the massacre by police and the media, but a lone prosecutor uncovers a conspiracy of far-right groups, corrupt secret services, and other interests that seek to undermine democracy.
How it feels: Dark, tense, melancholic and earnest. Measured and demanding.
About: Corruption, conspiracy, justice, politics
Content: Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: corruption
conspiracy
justice
politics
betrayal
Places: big city
workplace
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none