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Banned, censored and reviled the world over since its release, Pier Paolo Pasolini's final and most controversial masterpiece is presented here in a new 4K restoration.

The content and imagery of Salò is extreme: it retains the power to shock, repel and distress. But it remains a cinematic milestone: culturally significant, politically vital and visually stunning.

Based on a novel by the Marquis de Sade - and taking as its setting the miniature fascist republic which Mussolini established in Italy - this is a film about power, corruption, and the degradation of the human body. It is a devastating, angry cry from one of the most controversial auteurs in cinema history.

Newly restored in 4K, Salo is released on 4K UHD 26th October 2026 from Bfi.

Special Features

  • Newly restored in 4K
  • Original Italian language, and alternative English language versions
  • Audio commentary by film critic Kat Ellinger
  • OSTIA (The Death of Pasolini) - Coil's 1986 track with video accompaniment from 2008
  • Open Your Eyes! (2008, 22 mins): Pasolini and his actors at work on the set of Salò
  • Walking with Pasolini (2008, 22 mins): documentary featuring Neil Bartlett and Noam Chomsky
  • Whoever Says the Truth Shall Die (1981, 101 mins): classic documentary on the life and death of Pasolini
  • Salò: Fade to Black (2001, 24 mins): documentary exploring Pasolini's Salò
  • Ostia (1987, 27 mins): features Derek Jarman, and also includes optional audio commentary
  • The End of Salò(2008, 40 mins): documentary looking at the film's production
  • Enfants de Salò (2009, 18 mins): French filmmakers including Gaspar Noé deconstruct Salò
  • Original Italian trailer