In the Name of the Father (1971)

★★★★★

Original title: Nel nome del padre · Turkish title: Tanrı adına

1971 · 2 h 35 min

Directed by Marco Bellocchio

Drama

Watch trailer

Cast

Yves Beneyton Laura Betti Lou Castel

Credits

Written by: Marco Bellocchio

Plot

A film about a repressive Catholic school.

Sinekatalog’s take

Marco Bellocchio's film is a furious satire of a repressive Catholic boarding school, where rebellion and authority collide. Yves Beneyton and Lou Castel star in a bold, surreal and politically fierce work of Italian protest cinema.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 6.7 / 10 (385 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.

If you liked this

Picked by director, genre, era and shared cast. Titles only, no spoilers.

• Fists in the Pocket 1965 · Marco Bellocchio · IMDb 7.5 · Same director
• China Is Near 1967 · Marco Bellocchio · IMDb 6.8 · Same director
• I Vitelloni 1953 · Federico Fellini · IMDb 7.8 · Viewers also liked
• The Conformist 1970 · Bernardo Bertolucci · IMDb 7.9 · Same movement
• The Working Class Goes to Heaven 1971 · Elio Petri · IMDb 7.6 · Same movement
• A Special Day 1977 · Ettore Scola · IMDb 8.1 · Same movement