Slap the Monster on Page One
DramaThriller
1972, Milan. Just a few days before the general elections, a young girl from an esteemed family is raped and murdered. Bizanti, editor-in-chief of a conservative newspaper, tries to derail the official police investigation in order to help the right-wing candidates supported by his boss to win the elections.
VIBE
A chillingly relevant look at media manipulation during a politically charged era. It feels like a tense, gritty dive into the dark underbelly of power, where truth is a casualty of ambition. The atmosphere is thick with suspicion and moral ambiguity.
tensegrittycynicalsuspensefulsteadypolitical thrillerperiod pieceneo-realismpolitical corruptionmedia manipulationpowertruth
politicsmanipulation of the mediayears of leadyellow-journalismanni di piombofake news
