Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy

Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy

Directed by Marco Tullio Giordana

Produced by Cattleya, RAI Cinema

2012129 min7.1 / 10

A dark, intellectually demanding historical thriller about institutional corruption and the scapegoating of innocents in the aftermath of a terrorist attack.

On December 12, 1969, a bomb kills 17 people at the Piazza Fontana national bank in Milan, Italy, marking the beginning of the Years of Lead. Local anarchists are scapegoated for the massacre by police and the media, but a lone prosecutor uncovers a conspiracy of far-right groups, corrupt secret services, and other interests that seek to undermine democracy.

Questions people ask

  • Is Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Is Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.

  • Is Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy violent? Somewhat. More violent than 71% of films.

  • Does Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

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63/ 100

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