From Lucio Fulci, the filmmaker who unleashed Zombie, The Beyond, and The House by the Cemetery.
When the sleepy rural village of Accendura is rocked by murders of young boys, superstitious locals are quick to apportion blame, with the suspects including the local witch (Florinda Bolkan, A Lizard in a Woman’s Skin). With bodies piling up and the community gripped by panic, two outsiders team up to crack the case. Deemed shocking at the time for its brutal violence, depiction of the Catholic Church, and themes of child murder, Don’t Torture a Duckling is widely regarded today as one of Fulci’s greatest films, rivalling the best of his close rival Dario Argento.
