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Fiume O Morte! (15)

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Three men holding grenade in a classroom.

Igor Bezinović uses local residents of present day Rijeka, Croatia to recreate the Italian protofascist takeover of the Adriatic port city.

Winner of the Tiger Award at the 2025 International Film Festival Rotterdam, the forgotten history of the Croatian city of Rijeka is brought back to life in the latest film by Igor Bezinović. 

The filmmaker invites hundreds of locals to participate in a city-wide documentary about protofascist Italian general Gabriele D’Annunzio’s 1919 occupation of the city, then known in Italian as Fiume. 

Fiume o morte! blends creative re-enactments with personal stories and reflexive moments about the filmmaking process. Bezinović’s bold and visionary approach makes a neglected historical moment feel alive and captures its absurdity in a way that is incredibly timely. 

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Film information
  • Release year   2025
  • Country of origin   Croatia, Italy, Slovenia
  • Director   Igor Bezinović
  • Runtime   1hr 53mins

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