Benito Mussolini resurfaces in Rome 72 years after his death, as if not a single day had passed. Finding a country still full of problems, both old and new, his firebrand rhetoric wins him once again the hearts and minds of millions of Italians — who see him as a wacky reenactor who speaks inconvenient truths to power.
Acting
Popolizio's eerily magnetic Mussolini — charming until it's terrifying
Writing
Satire so sharp it accidentally predicted 2019-2024
Direction
Miniero's balancing act between farce and genuine horror
Director
Luca Miniero
Massimo Popolizio
Benito Mussolini
Frank Matano
Andrea Canaletti
Stefania Rocca
Katia Bellini
Gioele Dix
Daniele Leonardi
Ariella Reggio
Nonna Lea
Massimo De Lorenzo
Giorgio
Giancarlo Ratti
Mario Capogrossi
Guglielmo Favilla
TV author
Luca Avagliano
Gianni
Daniela Airoldi
Laura
Alessandro Cattelan
Se stesso
Enrico Mentana
Se stesso
Piera Russo
Carla
Camilla Diana
Intervistatrice
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released weeks before Italy's 2018 election where far-right parties surged; life imitated art before post-production finished.
The 'reenactor' premise borrows from real 2016 Roman street performer phenomenon — the film asks why we need distance to see danger.
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