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The Catholic School

2021 · 107 min

A grim, slow-burning true-crime drama that immerses you in the oppressive atmosphere of privilege and violence, leaving a heavy, unsettling aftertaste.

Overview
Three well-off young men—former students at Rome’s prestigious all-boys Catholic high school San Leone Magno—brutally tortured, raped, and murdered two young women in 1975. The event, which came to be known as the Circeo massacre, shocked and captivated the country, exposing the violence and dark underbelly of the upper middle class at a moment when the traditional structures of family and religion were seen as under threat.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • violence
  • class
  • power
  • corruption
  • morality
Places
  • big city
  • school
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
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Action2
Horror4
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness9
Complexity7
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
crime, thriller, drama, history
Directed by
Stefano Mordini
Written by
Massimo Gaudioso, Luca Infascelli, Stefano Mordini
Starring
Benedetta Porcaroli, Giulio Pranno, Emanuele Maria Di Stefano, Giulio Fochetti, Leonardo Ragazzini, Alessandro Cantalini, Andrea Lintozzi, Guido Quaglione
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
107 min
Country
Italy
Languages
Italian

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