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Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1976)

10/01/1976 (IT)Horror, Drama, War1h 56m
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The final vision of a controversial filmmaker.

Overview

Four corrupted fascist libertines round up 9 teenage boys and girls and subject them to 120 days of sadistic physical, mental and sexual torture.

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    1. Paolo Bonacelli

      Paolo Bonacelli

      The Duke

    2. Giorgio Cataldi

      Giorgio Cataldi

      The Bishop

    3. Uberto Paolo Quintavalle

      Uberto Paolo Quintavalle

      The Magistrate

    4. Aldo Valletti

      Aldo Valletti

      The President

    5. Caterina Boratto

      Caterina Boratto

      Signora Castelli

    6. Elsa De Giorgi

      Elsa De Giorgi

      Signora Maggi

    7. Hélène Surgère

      Hélène Surgère

      Signora Vaccari

    8. Sonia Saviange

      Sonia Saviange

      The Pianist

    9. Sergio Fascetti

      Sergio Fascetti

      Sergio - Male Victim

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    A review by CinemaSerf

    5.0
    Written by CinemaSerf on Aug 29, 2022

    Well you have to hand it to Pier Paolo Pasolini - he had one hell of an imagination. Here he devises a story of a group of nine young men and women who are apprehended by four powerful Fascist officials and held captive for use in some of the most degrading and painful games of sex, humiliation and abuse. I was warned not to eat chocolate before I saw this, and towards the end of this bizarre depiction of cruelty, depravity and exploitation it became quite clear why - and I'd reiterate that here. There is something profoundly desperate about the film. It has nothing even vaguely redeeming abou...

    StatusReleased

    Original LanguageItalian

    Budget$800,000.00

    Revenue$1,800,000.00

    Keywords

    • sexual abuse
    • rage and hate
    • based on novel or book
    • nazi
    • italian
    • sadism
    • christianity
    • philosophy
    • fascism
    • world war ii
    • bishop
    • political instability
    • conflict
    • torture
    • taboo
    • evil
    • libertine
    • catholicism
    • political corruption
    • nazism
    • abuse
    • 1940s
    • coprophagia
    • power abuse
    • abuse of power
    • italian fascism
    • banned film
    • bold