Most modern scholars fall into the latter camp: the film has no redeeming value that outweighs the documented abuse of its child performers.
note that Murgia succeeds in creating a constant atmosphere of impending threat. maladolescencia maladolescenza 1977 de pier giuseppe murgia
In Maladolescenza , the focus is on the concept of a "corrupted" adolescence. The narrative suggests that in the absence of societal structures or adult guidance, the transition into adulthood can take on a primitive and predatory nature. The lack of adult intervention in the story forces an examination of the raw, unpolished impulses of the young protagonists as they establish their own social order. Critical Reception and Ethical Debates Most modern scholars fall into the latter camp: