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The Catholic School (2021)

The Catholic School poster
Original title
La scuola cattolica
Directed by
Stefano Mordini
Genre
drama film, historical film
Country
Italy
Runtime
1h 46m
Rated
16
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 454 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of privileged students at an all-boys Catholic school in 1970s Rome gradually become radicalized. The film follows their lives leading up to a brutal crime that shocks the nation.

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What happens

The Catholic School (Italian: La scuola cattolica) is a 2021 Italian drama film directed by Stefano Mordini. The film is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Edoardo Albinati and is based on the 1975 Circeo massacre. It premiered out of competition at the 78th Venice Film Festival, and was released in Italy on 7 October 2021. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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