In the Name of the Father (1972)

Original title

Nel nome del padre

Directed by

Marco Bellocchio

Genre

drama film

Country

Italy

Runtime

1h 49m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 43 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film follows students at a strict Catholic boarding school who rebel against the oppressive authority of the priests who run it. It shows their acts of defiance and the escalating conflict between the boys and their rigid educators.

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What happens

Au nom du père (titre original : Nel nome del padre) est un film italien réalisé par Marco Bellocchio en 1971 et sorti en salles en 1972 en Italie. Absolument critique à l'égard de l'enseignement confessionnel, Bellocchio livre ici un pamphlet à la tonalité radicalement contestataire. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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