A prostitute (Anna Magnani) tries to go straight and help her son (Ettore Garofalo), but the past and corruption catch up with them.
mother, son, pimp, criminal, police officer, moving, dark, italy, village, family home, mother/son relationship, crime, social standing, prostitution, violence, transformation, quest, 1960s
In its rhetorical way the film is a good deal more powerful and assured than Accattone.
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