Slap the Monster on Page One

Slap the Monster on Page One

1972 · 87 min · IT · 7.7 (201 votes)
Dir. Marco Bellocchio · Starring Gian Maria Volonté, Fabio Garriba, Carla Tatò, Jacques Herlin, John Steiner, Michel Bardinet · Music Nicola Piovani
DramaThriller

Days before the general election, after a girl from a rich family is murdered in an attempted rape, the editor-in-chief of a conservative tabloid tries to derail the police investigation in order to help the right-wing candidates supported by his bosses.

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
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