Mussolini and I

A slow, somber plunge into the final days of a dictator, watching power and family bonds rot from the inside.

Created by

Alberto Negrin

Genres

Drama, War & politics

Starring

Anthony Hopkins, Susan Sarandon, Bob Hoskins

Tagline

Detested by his people… Destined to failure.

Overview

World War II is about to end. Benito Mussolini, il Duce, supreme dictator of Fascist Italy, sees his totalitarian dream crumbling and his power slipping away as the terrible day of his ignominious death at the hands of those he so ruthlessly oppressed for more than two decades draws inexorably near.

How it feels

Dark, tense, melancholic and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Power, betrayal, family, war

Content

Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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