The Protagonists is a docudrama that follows around a film crew’s examination of a grotesque murder that took place in 1994 London.
An Italian movie crew goes to London to see a very close friend of the director, Tilda Swinton, who leads them on the trail of an actual event that took place a few years before – about two teenagers who murdered a complete stranger simply to prove themselves that they had the courage to do it.
The actual director of the film is Luca Guadagnino, who did (among other things) Challengers and Call Me By Your Name. The Protagonists was his first feature-length film.
I was a fan of Hunziker back in the day, but I can’t recall ever having seen this before. What can I say? Johnny Moronic is the master of the 1990s!
Chiara Conti
Michelle Hunziker
Fabrizia Sacchi
Johnny Moronic’s film clips from this film can be found here.