Salo, or the 120 Days of Sodom

The notorious final film from Marxist filmmaker Pier Paolo Pasolini, Salò transposes de Sade’s 18th-century opus of torture and degradation to Fascist Italy. One of the most passionately debated films ever made, it offers a thought-provoking inquiry into political, social and sexual dynamics. On release, it was banned and labelled nauseating, depraved and pornographic. It’s a work of some rigour and retains its power to galvanise and shock.

Contains scenes that some may find disturbing.

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