In the Name of the Father

Released: 1971

History, Drama, Mystery, Comedy
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.
Starring: Yves Beneyton, Renato Scarpa, Piero Vida, Aldo Sassi, Lou Castel, Laura Betti, Simone Carella, Marco Romizi
Directed by: Marco Bellocchio
Written by: Marco Bellocchio
Language: Italian
Scenes
A seminarian watches another seminarian in his cell while he is peeing in the sink. (26:09)
Alternate Titles
Au nom du père