The Last Duel (2021)

The Last Duel reconstructs a 14th-century court case with historical rigor and visual rawness. Ridley Scott employs a multi-perspective narrative structure—the same event recounted three times from different angles—to expose the injustice of a system that did not believe women. The result is a work of great technical quality, yet with explicit content that renders it unsuitable for minors. The rape scene is depicted twice: first from the aggressor's distorted perspective, then from the reality experienced by the victim. The intention is clear: to denounce both the crime and the system that permitted it. The final duel is brutal and bloody, without aesthetic concessions. The film does not deconstruct anthropology nor normalize evil—quite the opposite: it clearly condemns rape and exposes the devastating consequences of the abuse of power. However, the manner in which it does so (graphic violence, disturbing sexual content) demands extreme maturity from the viewer. It is not a work for the whole family nor for young people. Its value as a historical denunciation does not negate the visceral impact of the images.