| The Scent of Blood | |
| Director: | Mario Martone |
| Starring: | Fanny Ardant Michele Placido |
| Based On: | a novel by Goffredo Parise |
| Cinematography: | Cesare Accetta |
| Editing: | Jacopo Quadri |
| Language: | Italian |
The Scent of Blood (Italian: '''L'odore del sangue''', also known as The Smell of Blood) is a 2004 Italian thriller-drama film written and directed by Mario Martone. It was screened at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival in the Director's Fortnight section. It is based on a novel by Goffredo Parise.[1] [2]
Towards the beginning of this film there is a unsimulated scene of oral sex, set in the dark room of a nightclub and played by two extras. But rumors talked of about half an hour of cut sequences, also explicit, in which some of the leading actors would be involved.[3]