Ostia(1970)

: Filmed in the desolate, working-class outskirts of Ostia , a suburb of Rome. Eerily, this is the same location where Pasolini was murdered five years after the film's release. Plot Overview

: The screenplay was a joint effort between Sergio Citti and Pier Paolo Pasolini . Ostia(1970)

The story follows two brothers, (Laurent Terzieff) and Rabbino (Franco Citti), who live in a run-down apartment and survive through petty thievery. : Filmed in the desolate, working-class outskirts of

(1970) is a gritty Italian drama marking the directorial debut of Sergio Citti , a long-time collaborator and close friend of the legendary filmmaker Pier Paolo Pasolini . Often described as a "savage satire" of 20th-century Italian society, the film is heavily influenced by Pasolini's distinct neorealist and poetic style. Production & Collaboration The story follows two brothers, (Laurent Terzieff) and

: Sergio Citti , who Pasolini famously called his "lexicon of the Roman dialect," stepped into the director's chair for the first time.