Fiume o morte!

A playful, layered docudrama where amateur reenactments and wry interviews turn a forgotten political episode into a winking meditation on memory and performance.

Directed by

Igor Bezinović

Genres

Documentary, Comedy, History

Starring

Gabriele D'Annunzio, Izet Medošević, Ćenan Beljulji

Overview

Through dramatic reconstruction and documentary asides, the spirit of Italian poet, playwright, journalist, aristocrat and army officer Gabriele D’Annunzio is captured, presenting the nascent fascism in his attempts to forge a new state in the aftermath of the First World War.

How it feels

Satirical, whimsical, earnest and dark. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Politics, power, identity, memory

Content

Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.

Note

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

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