The year is 1936. Giovanni Comini, the youngest Federal in Fascist Italy, is summoned to Rome for a delicate mission: to monitor aging national poet Gabriele D’Annunzio, whose increasingly restless behavior Mussolini fears could damage his alliance with Nazi Germany. However, after spending time with D’Annunzio, Comini finds himself torn between loyalty to the Party and his fascination with the poet, who will put his burgeoning career at risk.
The film is inspired by the book “D’Annunzio and the Fascist Octopus” by Italian journalist and writer Roberto Festorazzi.
Directed by Gianluca Jodice
Italy, 2021 – 106 min
Film in Italian with English subtitles
PLEASE NOTE: Streaming is available between April 19th at 10:30 AM (ET) and April 23rd at 10:30 PM (ET). After unlocking the film, you have 24 hours to start viewing, and from the time you begin watching, an additional 24 hours to complete it. All streaming will end at 10:30 PM (ET) on April 23rd, please plan the time you start watching accordingly.
Content available ONLY in the United States
PREVIEW (via YouTube)