EXECUTION SQUAD is an Italian polizia movie with a serious, political subject matter. The story takes a while to get going but once the main plot is in motion it becomes very interesting with a strong moral dilemma streak running through it. The tale is about a gang of police, both active and former, who form a secret society of vigilantes who happily go around executing criminals both small and big time.
Into this mess lands Enrico Maria Salerno as dogged cop Bertone who is on the trail of a couple of robbers who have left two corpses in their wake. Salerno soon finds himself driven to the edge when he gets caught up in the vigilante killing spree as he is pursued by lawyers, his own superiors, and a whole gaggle of reporters. EXECUTION SQUAD displays a mature approach throughout, adding in the quota elements of nudity and violence but keeping them to a bare minimum. There are a couple of decent action bits (including a great motorbike chase) but for the most part this is methodical and intriguing. The downbeat, pessimistic angle of the production adds to its realistic feel.
Into this mess lands Enrico Maria Salerno as dogged cop Bertone who is on the trail of a couple of robbers who have left two corpses in their wake. Salerno soon finds himself driven to the edge when he gets caught up in the vigilante killing spree as he is pursued by lawyers, his own superiors, and a whole gaggle of reporters. EXECUTION SQUAD displays a mature approach throughout, adding in the quota elements of nudity and violence but keeping them to a bare minimum. There are a couple of decent action bits (including a great motorbike chase) but for the most part this is methodical and intriguing. The downbeat, pessimistic angle of the production adds to its realistic feel.