Fiume o morte!

Fiume o morte! (2025)

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.

Date of release
2025-02-13
TMDB
8.1 / 10 (15)
Runtime
1h 52m
Genres
Documentary, Comedy, History
Director
Igor Bezinović

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Awards: 1 · Nominations: 0. Including: Tiger Award

Fiume o morte! is a 2025 comedy docudrama film written and directed by Igor Bezinović. A co-production of Croatia, Italy and Slovenia, it features reenactments and reconstructions of Gabriele D'Annunzio's occupation of Rijeka.

Production

Director Igor Bezinović grew up in Rijeka. Regarding his approach for the film, he stated, "It's like a history lesson but retold in a fun way. In high school, I didn't like history that much because I didn't have a good storyteller, and history is basically about the art of telling a story. You can combine storytelling with facts, and it doesn't have to be terribly boring.

Bezinović began researching D'Annunzio and developing the film in 2015 after securing development funding, and started filming test material in 2018. An open call inviting Rijeka residents to take part was published in local media in 2020, and principal photography began in earnest in 2021 with the large pool of participants the production had already assembled.

Principal photography was completed by mid-July 2022. The film was shot in Rijeka and Trieste, as well as at the Vittoriale degli Italiani in Gardone Riviera and in the Italian part of the Karst Plateau.

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