Don't Torture a Duckling

1972 : 1 hour 44 minutes

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Director: Lucio Fulci

synopsis

From Lucio Fulci, the godfather of gore (The Psychic, The Beyond), comes one of the most powerful and unsettling giallo thrillers ever produced. When the sleepy rural village of Accendura is rocked by a series of murders of young boys, the superstitious locals are quick to apportion blame, with the suspects including the local "witch", Maciara (Florinda Bolkan, A Lizard in a Woman's Skin). With the bodies piling up and the community gripped by panic and a thirst for bloody vengeance, two outsiders, city journalist Andrea (Tomas Milian, The Four of the Apocalypse) and spoilt rich girl Patrizia (Barbara Bouchet, Black Belly of the Tarantula), team up to crack the case. Deemed shocking at the time for its brutal violence and depiction of the Catholic Church, Don't Torture a Duckling is widely regarded today as Fulci's greatest film

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