I pugni in tasca

May 27 1968 Not Rated 1h 45m
Drama

A deeply disturbed and epileptic young man benignly decides to murder other members of his dysfunctional family for altruistic reasons.

Plot

Alessandro, a young epileptic with paranoid inclinations, decides to relieve Augusto, the only sound brother, from the burden of a numerous family plagued with hereditary diseases. After a first aborted attempt, the dreadful series of accidents/murders is started by pushing the blind mother into a ravine. Then comes the turn of Leone, the idiotic brother. Will Alessandro be able to bring to completion his obsessive project ?

Written by

Marco Bellocchio

Directed by

Marco Bellocchio

Production Countries

Italy

Production Companies

Doria

Languages

Italiano

Awards

4 wins & 5 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
5,561
Average Rating
7.5 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA