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La scuola cattolica

  • Drama
Confirmed2021-10-076.26.1Trakt

Three well-off young men—former students at Rome’s prestigious all-boys Catholic high school San Leone Magno—brutally 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.

The Catholic School is a 2021 Italian drama film based on the true story of the Circeo massacre, a brutal 1975 crime committed by three wealthy young men from Rome's prestigious San Leone Magno Catholic high school. The film explores the shocking violence that exposed the dark side of Italy's privileged class during a period of social upheaval. It is now available to stream.

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What is The Catholic School based on?

The film is based on the true events of the Circeo massacre in 1975, in which three well-off former students from an elite all-boys Catholic school in Rome committed a brutal crime against two young women, shocking Italian society.

When was The Catholic School released?

The film was released on October 7, 2021.

Is The Catholic School a true story?

Yes, the film dramatizes the real Circeo massacre case from 1975 and explores how the crime exposed violence within Italy's upper-middle class during a time of changing social structures.

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