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In the Name of the Father

Genres

History , Drama , Mystery , Comedy

Duration

109 min

Director

Marco Bellocchio

Rating

6.4

Release Date

October 12, 1971

In the Name of the Father

Original title: Nel nome del padre

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Synopsis

In 1958 Angelo, a rich and spoiled boy, enters a religious school, where students are tired of its vice-rector, and the strict rules and old-fashioned teaching methods of priests. Soon, Angelo exerts strong leadership among his peers and incites turmoil among them, helped by intellectual Franco and shy Camma. They expel the prefect from the school, organize a Grand Guignol show, and disappear the corpse of an old professor.