Harmony Korine Why it fits: On the surface, a film about college girls robbing a diner to fund spring break seems nothing like a 1977 Italian forest drama. But look closer: Korine uses the same strategy as Murgia—take young people away from adult supervision (Florida instead of the Alps), drench them in sensory overload (neon, guns, and bikinis instead of sun-dappled leaves), and watch them become monsters. The character of Alien (James Franco) is the adult predator who enables their descent.
Maladolescenza never explicitly labels its content as abuse. Mysterious Skin does the work Maladolescenza refuses to do, showing the lifelong consequences. Watch this if you want the psychological aftermath that Murgia’s film deliberately omits. movies like maladolescenza 1977