Director
Igor Bezinovic
Music (original)
Hrvoje Osvadic, iovanni Maier
Cast
Cenan Beljulji, Tonka Mrsic
Edition 2025
112'
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2025
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War, Historical, Political, Documentary
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Format:
DCP
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Dialogue:
Italian, Croatian, Croatian
Winner of IFFR's Tiger Competition, Fiume o morte! is a hybrid documentary and satire that reinterprets the 1919 occupation of Fiume (now Rijeka in Croatia) by Italian nationalist poet Gabriele D'Annunzio. With a cast of local residents (including seven bald D'Annunzios) and an ironic spirit, Igor Bezinović transforms this historical episode into an absurd performance.
Fiume o morte! by Croatian director Igor Bezinović is a hybrid satire/documentary that reinterprets the 1919 occupation of Fiume (now Rijeka, Croatia) by poet, aristocrat, and army officer Gabriele D'Annunzio. With a cast of local residents, seven bald D'Annunzios, and a hefty dose of irony, Bezinović recreates this historical episode as an absurd performance in which he delves into national identity, collective memory, the rise of fascism, and the fine line between heroism and madness. While D'Annunzio is still celebrated in Italy as a national hero, in Croatia he is remembered as a megalomaniacal occupier. Bezinović lets Rijeka speak for itself: a city that doesn't rewrite its past but reenacts it. Fiume o morte!, winner of the Tiger Award at the Rotterdam Film Festival, is a as playful as it is critical, as provocative as it is entertaining. A must-see for anyone who loves cinema that dares to reflect on how we experience history.
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Credits
Directors
Igor Bezinovic
Music (original)
Hrvoje Osvadic, iovanni Maier
Sound Designer
Eric G. Nardin
Cast
Cenan Beljulji, Tonka Mrsic
Scenario
Igor Bezinovic
Director of Photography
Gregor Božič
Editors
Hrvoslava Brkušić
Producers
Vanja Jambrovic, Tibor Keser, Erica Barbiani, Lucia Candelpergher, Marina Gumzi
Sales agent
Raluca Iacob, Lightdox
Production studios
RESTART, Videomante, NOSOROGI
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Dialogue
Italian, Croatian, Croatian
Countries of production
Italy, Slovenia, Croatia
Year
2025
Filmography
Igor Bezinovic
Natprosjecan (short, 2009), Non-Recyclable (short, 2009), An Encounter (short, 2009), Clanak 4., stavak (2) (short, 2009), TDZ: za uspomenu i dugo sjecanje (short, 2010), Naked Hours (short, 2011), Blokada (2012), Samoupravni film (short, 2012), Neposredna demokracija zahtijeva neposredan prostor (short, 2012), Waiting (short, 2014), A Very Brief Excursion (short, 2014), Kierkegaard (short, 2014), From Krsan to Peroj (short, 2015), Veruda (short, 2015), A Short Family Film (short, 2016), A Brief Excursion (2017), The Lovetts (short, 2018), Microcassette: The Smallest Cassette I've Ever Seen (2020), United Colors of Zagreb (short, 2023), Fiume o morte! (2025)
Technical Specs
Format
DCP
