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For conservative tabloid editor Giancarlo Bizanti (Gian Maria Volonte), there wasnt much he wouldnt do to move more copies, or gin up his readerships anger. After a womans brutal assault and murder, with elections pending, he and his staffers are quick to get involved in the investigation... and to wrongly finger a known student radical as the perpetrator. Marco Bellocchios charged thriller co-stars Laura Betti, Fabio Garriba, Corrado Solari, John Steiner. 86 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: Italian Uncompressed PCM mono; Subtitles: English; interviews; featurette. In Italian with English subtitles.

Days before a general election a young girl is raped and murdered. Bizanti, the editor of a right-wing newspaper uses the story to help the conservative candidate his paper supports. The tumultuous time of Italy's 'Years of Lead' are captured in Marco Bellocchio's powerful political drama which directly addressed topics of its day.