
The Catholic School
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Italian / 107 MIN. / 2021
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The Synopsis
Three well-off young menâformer students at Romeâs prestigious all-boys Catholic high school San Leone Magnoâbrutally tortured, raped, and murdered two young women in 1975. The event, which came to be known as the Circeo massacre, shocked and captivated the country, exposing the violence and dark underbelly of the upper middle class at a moment when the traditional structures of family and religion were seen as under threat.