Fists in the Pocket
1965 · Movie · NR · 110 min
★ 7.6(221)unSUB Rating
In a troubled household, a deeply disturbed young man comes to believe that killing members of his own family is a kind act. The story centers on this warped sense of duty and the strain inside a profoundly dysfunctional home.
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Details
- Original title
- I pugni in tasca
- Years
- 1965
- Release date
- 1965-10-26
- Language
- Italian
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 110 min
- TMDB rating (input)
- 7.8/10 (221 votes)
About
You may like this if you’re drawn to dark, psychologically intense family stories with a provocative edge, especially if titles like Two Women or Mafioso appeal to you; Not for you if you want comfort or easy heroes.
Pros: bold premise; dark family drama; unsettling tension | Cons: bleak tone; disturbing violence; harsh subject matter
Themes
- epilepsy
- alienation
- epileptic
- blind mother
- low iq
Cast & crew
Lou Castel
as Alessandro
Paola Pitagora
as Giulia
Marino Masé
as Augusto
Liliana Gerace
as Mother
- PT
Pier Luigi Troglio
as Leone
- JM
Jeannie McNeil
as Lucia
- IA
Irene Agnelli
as Bruna
- SB
Sandra Bergamini
- CB
Celestina Bellocchio
as Ragazza alla Festa
- LB
Lella Bertante
Directed by Marco Bellocchio