The Catholic School

{{Short description|2021 Italian drama film}}

{{Infobox film

| name = The Catholic School

| native_name = {{Infobox name module|it|La scuola cattolica}}

| image = The Catholic School poster.jpg

| caption = Theatrical release poster

| director = Stefano Mordini

| producer =

| screenplay = {{plainlist|

• Massimo Gaudioso
• Luca Infascelli
• Stefano Mordini

}}

| based_on = {{Based on|The Catholic School|Edoardo Albinati}}

| starring = {{Plainlist|

• Valeria Golino
• Riccardo Scamarcio
• Jasmine Trinca
• Benedetta Porcaroli
• Giulio Pranno
• Federica Torchetti
• Fabrizio Gifuni
• Fausto Russo Alesi
• Valentina Cervi

}}

| cinematography = Luigi Martinucci

| editing = Massimo Fiocchi

| music =

| distributor = Warner Bros. Pictures

| released = {{Film date|2021|09|06|Venice|2021|10|7|Italy|df=y}}

| runtime = 106 minutes

| country = Italy

| language = Italian

| budget =

}}

The Catholic School ({{langx|it|La scuola cattolica}}) is a 2021 Italian drama film directed by Stefano Mordini.

The film is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Edoardo Albinati and is based on the 1975 Circeo massacre.{{Cite web|url=https://www.repubblica.it/spettacoli/cinema/2021/10/05/news/la_scuola_cattolica_vietato_ai_minori_di_18_anni_il_regista_incomprensibile_la_censura_il_film_e_dalla_parte_delle_vit-320912208/|title='La scuola cattolica' vietato ai minori di 18 anni. Il regista: "Incomprensibile la censura. Il film è dalla parte delle vittime"|date=5 October 2021|work=la Repubblica|access-date=14 December 2022|language=it}} It premiered out of competition at the 78th Venice Film Festival, and was released in Italy on 7 October 2021.{{Cite news|url=https://www.ciakmagazine.it/news/la-scuola-cattolica-stefano-mordini-porta-a-venezia-lomicidio-del-circeo/|title=La scuola cattolica, Stefano Mordini porta a Venezia il delitto del Circeo|first=Claudia|last=Giampaolo|date=6 September 2021|work=Ciak Magazine|access-date=14 December 2022|language=it}}