The film follows four high-ranking Fascist authorities—the Duke, the Bishop, the Magistrate, and the President—who kidnap eighteen teenagers and subject them to four months of physical, mental, and sexual torture.
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The Republic of Salò (a Nazi-occupied puppet state in Northern Italy) during the final days of WWII. Upon its release, Salò was banned in several
Upon its release, Salò was banned in several countries for decades due to its graphic content (categorized into "circles" of Manias, Shit, and Blood). Upon its release
The director was tragically murdered shortly before the film’s premiere, leading many to view Salò as his grim final testament.
Pasolini viewed modern consumerist society as a "new form of fascism" that destroys individuality and human dignity just as effectively as overt totalitarianism.