{{Short description|2021 drama film by Stefano Mordini}} {{Expand language|topic=cult|langcode=it|date=May 2026}} {{No plot|date=May 2026}} {{Infobox film | name = The Catholic School | native_name = La scuola cattolica | image = The Catholic School poster.jpg | caption = Theatrical release poster | director = Stefano Mordini | producer = Roberto Sessa | screenplay = {{plainlist| *Massimo Gaudioso *Luca Infascelli *Stefano Mordini }} | based_on = {{Based on|''The Catholic School''|Edoardo Albinati}} | starring = {{Plainlist| *Valeria Golino *Riccardo Scamarcio *Jasmine Trinca *Benedetta Porcaroli *Giulio Pranno *Federica Torchetti *Fabrizio Gifuni *Fausto Russo Alesi *Valentina Cervi }} | cinematography = Luigi Martinucci | editing = Massimo Fiocchi | music = Andrea Guerra | studio = Picomedia | distributor = Warner Bros. Pictures | released = {{Film date|2021|09|06|Venice|2021|10|7|Italy|df=y}} | runtime = 106 minutes | country = Italy | language = Italian | budget = }} '''''The Catholic School''''' ({{langx|it|La scuola cattolica}}) is a 2021 Italian drama film directed by Stefano Mordini. The film is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Edoardo Albinati and is based on the 1975 Circeo massacre.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.repubblica.it/spettacoli/cinema/2021/10/05/news/la_scuola_cattolica_vietato_ai_minori_di_18_anni_il_regista_incomprensibile_la_censura_il_film_e_dalla_parte_delle_vit-320912208/|title='La scuola cattolica' vietato ai minori di 18 anni. Il regista: "Incomprensibile la censura. Il film è dalla parte delle vittime"|date=5 October 2021|work=la Repubblica|access-date=14 December 2022|language=it}}</ref> It premiered out of competition at the 78th Venice Film Festival, and was released in Italy on 7 October 2021.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ciakmagazine.it/news/la-scuola-cattolica-stefano-mordini-porta-a-venezia-lomicidio-del-circeo/|title=La scuola cattolica, Stefano Mordini porta a Venezia il delitto del Circeo|first=Claudia|last=Giampaolo|date=6 September 2021|work=Ciak Magazine|access-date=14 December 2022|language=it}}</ref>
==Cast== {{Cast listing| *Benedetta Porcaroli as Donatella Colasanti *{{ill|Giulio Pranno|it}} as {{ill|Andrea Ghira|it}} *Emanuele Maria Di Stefano as Edoardo Albinati *Giulio Fochetti as Alessandro Arbus *Leonardo Ragazzini as Salvatore Izzo *Alessandro Cantalini as Picchiatello Martirolo *Andrea Lintozzi as Gioachino Rummo *Guido Quaglione as Stefano Jervi *Federica Torchetti as Rosaria *Luca Vergoni as {{ill|Angelo Izzo (criminal)|lt=Angelo Izzo|it|Angelo Izzo}} *Francesco Cavallo as {{ill|Gianni Guido|it}} *Angelica Elli as Leda Arbus *Corrado Invernizzi as the Principal *{{ill|Gianluca Guidi (actor)|lt=Gianluca Guidi|it|Gianluca Guidi (attore)}} as Ludovico Arbus *Fabrizio Gifuni as Golgota *Fausto Russo Alesi as Davide Rummo *Valentina Cervi as Eleonora Rummo *Valeria Golino as Ilaria Arbus *Riccardo Scamarcio as Raffaele Guido *Jasmine Trinca as Coralla Martirolo *Nicolò Galasso as Marco D'Avenia *{{ill|Elena Arvigo|it||ro}} as Anna Izzo *Beatrice Spata as Lia Rummo *Sofia Iacuitto as Monica *Maria Rosaria Mingione as Nadia *Margherita Rebeggiani as Sara *{{ill|Sergio Romano (actor)|lt=Sergio Romano|it|Sergio Romano (attore)|ro|Sergio Romano}} as Professor Cosmo *{{ill|Marco Sincini|it}} as Curzio *Giulio Tropea as Gian Pietro Parboni Arquati *Alessio Montesi as Marco Romoli }}
==Reception== ''The Catholic School'' has an approval rating of 14% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 7 reviews.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_catholic_school|title=The Catholic School | Rotten Tomatoes|website=www.rottentomatoes.com}}</ref>
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