To qualify for a VM14 rating, the Italian film ratings board requested cuts to the scene in which Rocco tortures a courier with a razor, and the climactic sequence in which Rocco bludgeons Luca to death; Giomini felt that the censorship of the latter scene lessened its intended impact.
To qualify for a VM14 rating, the Italian film ratings board requested edits to the scenes depicting Rocco's violent acts against both a courier and Luca; Giomini felt that the censorship of the final scene diminished its intended impact.