FRANCE · 1972

Slap the Monster on Page One

Marco Bellocchio
media manipulation political corruption criminal justice class conflict election interference
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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.

Year1972
CountryFrance
DirectorMarco Bellocchio
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