Short film
Gaddafi in Rome: Anatomy of a Friendship
2025 · 26 min
A quiet, essayistic unpacking of a single photograph that slowly reveals the uncomfortable weight of history and power.
- Directed by
- Alessandra Ferrini
- Genres
- Documentary
- Starring
- Muammar Gaddafi, Silvio Berlusconi, George W. Bush
- Overview
- Alessandra Ferrini examines a photograph from an official visit by Gaddafi to Italy during the Berlusconi era. The film delves into the connections between Italy’s colonial past and its contemporary politics.
- How it feels
- Satirical, cynical, melancholic and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Politics, colonialism, power, media
- Content
- Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Alessandra Ferrini
- Genres
- Documentary
- Starring
- Muammar Gaddafi, Silvio Berlusconi, George W. Bush
