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Fiume o morte!

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Fiume o morte!
Festival poster
Directed byIgor Bezinović [hr]
Written byIgor Bezinović
Produced by
  • Vanja Jambrović
  • Tibor Keser
CinematographyGregor Božič [sl]
Edited byHrvoslava Brkušić
Music by
Production
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Release date
Running time
112 minutes
Countries
  • Croatia
  • Italy
  • Slovenia
Languages

Fiume o morte! (transl. Rijeka or death!) is a 2025 comedy docudrama film written and directed by Igor Bezinović [hr]. It features reenactments and reconstructions of Gabriele D'Annunzio's occupation of Rijeka. It premiered at the 54th International Film Festival Rotterdam, where it won the Tiger Award.

Premise

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Residents of present-day Rijeka reenact images of Gabriele D'Annunzio's 1919–1920 occupation of the city.

Cast

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  • Izet Medošević [hr]
  • Ćenan Beljulji
  • Albano Vučetić
  • Tihomir Buterin
  • Andrea Marsanich
  • Massimo Ronzani
  • Milovan Večerina Cico

Production

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Director Igor Bezinović [hr] 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. It can be fun."[1] Principal photography was completed by July 2022.[2]

Release

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The film premiered at the 54th International Film Festival Rotterdam on 2 February 2025.[1][3] It won both the Tiger Award and FIPRESCI Award.[4][5]

Reception

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Wendy Ide of Screen Daily called the film "forthright, unflinching and very funny" and "a gloriously punk spin on the historical documentary genre".[6] Guy Lodge of Variety called the film "both compelling and very amusing".[7]

Accolades

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Award Year[a] Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
International Film Festival Rotterdam 2025 Tiger Award Fiume o morte! Won [8]
FIPRESCI Award Won

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Indicates the year of ceremony. Each year is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.

References

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  1. ^ a b Szalai, Georg (1 February 2025). "Reliving the Peculiar Nationalist Occupation of Rijeka in Adventurous Hybrid Doc 'Fiume o morte!'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
  2. ^ Stojiljković, Marko (14 July 2022). "Igor Bezinović wraps shooting on Fiume o morte!". Cineuropa. Archived from the original on 18 May 2024. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
  3. ^ Barraclough, Leo (24 December 2024). "Lightdox Boards Rotterdam Tiger Competition Entry 'Fiume O Morte!,' About Italian Nationalist Poet Gabriele D'Annunzio (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
  4. ^ Sales Ross, Rafa (7 February 2025). "Igor Bezinović's 'Fiume o morte!' Wins Rotterdam Tiger Award, 'The Tree of Authenticity' and 'Im Haus meiner Eltern' Take Jury Prizes". Variety. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
  5. ^ Szalai, Georg (7 February 2025). "'Fiume o morte!' and 'Raptures' Win Top Rotterdam Film Festival Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
  6. ^ Ide, Wendy (7 February 2025). "'Fiume O Morte!': Rotterdam Review". Screen Daily. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
  7. ^ Lodge, Guy (8 February 2025). "'Fiume o Morte!' Review: Irreverent Contemporary Reenactment of a Fascist Takeover Exposes the Absurdity of History". Variety. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  8. ^ Goodfellow, Melanie (7 February 2025). "Rotterdam Winners: Gabriele D'Annunzio Picture 'Fiume O Morte!' & 'Raptures' Win Top Prizes". Deadline. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
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