The film 'Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom' does not include any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative centers on the extreme abuse of cisgender male and female victims, with no exploration of gender identity or transsexual experiences within its plot.

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

The film is an adaptation of Marquis de Sade's novel, and its main characters, including the four Libertines and the Madames, maintain the same genders as established in the original source material.

The film adapts a French novel to a World War II Italian setting. Both the source material and the historical context imply white European characters, which is consistent with the on-screen portrayal by the cast. No character established as one race was depicted as a different race.