: Pasolini used the extreme imagery as a metaphor for the "anarchy of power," where human bodies are treated as mere commodities by a fascist elite.

From the moment of its release, Salò was met with almost universal outrage. After a brief premiere in Italy in late 1975, the film was banned in the country in January 1976. What followed was a wave of censorship that swept the globe. Shockingly, the film was worldwide, including in the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, and, significantly for our readers, India .

पासोलिनी का वास्तविक संदेश: यह फिल्म सिर्फ अश्लीलता नहीं है