The Catholic School
Alternative title: La scuola cattolica

Directed by Stefano Mordini

In late September 1975, a renowned Catholic school in Rome for sheltered, upper-middle-class boys is attacked in what became known as the Circeo Massacre. The film examines what triggered the violence.
Based on the novel The Catholic School by Edoardo Albinati. Buy the book on Amazon.
The Catholic School is a bleak Italian drama based on a notorious real crime, examining privilege, misogyny and the violence hidden beneath respectable institutions. Stefano Mordini creates an oppressive atmosphere, and the film’s coldness is deliberate, though emotionally punishing.

The Catholic School

Alternative title: La scuola cattolica

Directed by Stefano Mordini

In late September 1975, a renowned Catholic school in Rome for sheltered, upper-middle-class boys is attacked in what became known as the Circeo Massacre. The film examines what triggered the violence.
Based on the novel The Catholic School by Edoardo Albinati. Buy the book on Amazon.

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The Catholic School is a bleak Italian drama based on a notorious real crime, examining privilege, misogyny and the violence hidden beneath respectable institutions. Stefano Mordini creates an oppressive atmosphere, and the film’s coldness is deliberate, though emotionally punishing.