Four fascists in WWII Italy abduct 16 youths and subject them to dehumanizing rape, humiliation and torture.
Extras
* Includes both Italian-language and English-language versions
* ‘Ostia – the Death of Paolini’ by Coil: the band’s 1986 track with new video accompaniment.
* Original Italian trailer
* Open Your Eyes! (2008, 21 mins): Pasolini and his actors at work and in interview on the set of Salo. (DVD only)
* Walking with Pasolini (Roberto Purvis, 2008, 21 mins): documentary featuring Neil Bartlett, David Forgacs, Noam Chomsky and Craig Lapper (Chief Examiner, BBFC) (DVD only)
* Whoever Says the Truth Shall Die (1981, 58 mins) Philo Bregstein’s classic documentary on the life and death of Pier Paolo Pasolini (DVD only)
* Fade to Black (Nigel Algar, 2001, 24 mins) Documentary with Mark Kermode exploring the ongoing relevance and power of Pasolini’s controversial masterpiece, with Bernardo Bertolucci and other leading directors (DVD only)
* Ostia (Julian Cole, 1991, 26 mins) a short film about the last days of Pasolini, starring Derek Jarman, with optional director’s commentary (DVD only).
* 32-page booklet with introduction by Sam Rohdie, reviews, BBFC correspondence, stills, and on-set photographs