Pier Paolo Pasolini (played by Massimo Ranieri) is a protagonist in The Ploy.
Italian writer and film director in the summer of 1975. He is finishing his film Salò, writing the essay Petrolio, and begins a dalliance with Pino Pelosi that ultimately leads to his brutal murder on November 2, 1975. Pino Pelosi (played by Alessandro Sardelli) appears in The Ploy.
A young rent boy with a criminal record who enters a dalliance with Pasolini. He and his accomplices steal the director's film reels as part of a ransom trap that results in Pasolini's murder.
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Characters
Pier Paolo Pasolini
(played by Massimo Ranieri) — protagonist
Italian writer and film director in the summer of 1975. He is finishing his film Salò, writing the essay Petrolio, and begins a dalliance with Pino Pelosi that ultimately leads to his brutal murder on...
Pino Pelosi
(played by Alessandro Sardelli) — supporting
A young rent boy with a criminal record who enters a dalliance with Pasolini. He and his accomplices steal the director's film reels as part of a ransom trap that results in Pasolini's murder.
Key Relationships
Pier Paolo Pasolini → Pino Pelosi
(Romantic Lover)
Story Analysis
A biographical narrative tracing Pier Paolo Pasolini's final days, culminating in a fatal trap set during a ransom negotiation.
