: The director made the deliberate choice to keep the actual beating off-screen. According to reviews on Common Sense Media , violence is never directly shown, which emphasizes the "horror of the aftermath" and the complicit silence of the 140 officials Stefano encountered while visibly injured.
: Rather than a standard legal procedural, the film is a day-by-day "cavalry" following Stefano from his arrest for drug possession to his lonely death in a prison hospital. Sulla mia pelle 2018[supervideo tv]
: When it premiered at the Venice Film Festival , it received a seven-minute standing ovation. Critics at Popcornizer credit the film with reigniting public interest that eventually led to the 2019 conviction of two carabinieri for involuntary manslaughter. Critical Reception : The director made the deliberate choice to