Fiume o morte!

Name: Fiume o morte!
Genre: Documentary
Released: April 10, 2026
Duration: 112 min
Rating: 85

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Icarus Films | Release Date: April 10, 2026 | Not Rated

Summary: In September 1919, Italian poet Gabriele D'Annunzio led a force of irregulars in an invasion of the town of Fiume, in what is today Croatia. Was he an egotist with dreams of heading his own state? A utopian with a strong nationalist bent? Or a fascist who cared little for the locals and helped pave the way for Mussolini’s rule?

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 112 min

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Richard Brody

Jan 20, 2026

Bezinović presents the story of D’Annunzio’s autocratic rise, reign, and fall in a way that’s as unusual as it is revelatory. Read full review

The Film Stage Rory O'Connor

Jan 20, 2026

Dazzled and conflicted are some of the best things a documentary like this can be, and that clear passion for the subject, as well as Bezinović’s cinematic flair, makes for infectious, often-hilarious viewing. Read full review

Ben Kenigsberg

Apr 9, 2026

The re-enactment approach may not be as novel as it once was, but it’s still a heady, creative way to excavate layers of buried history in a location that has more than its share. Read full review

The Guardian Peter Bradshaw

Jan 20, 2026

This intriguing documentary from Croatian film-maker Igor Bezinović is partly a comic opera and partly a chilling message from the past. Read full review

Guy Lodge

Jan 20, 2026

Substantial ideas underpin all the flippant historical cosplay, as Bezinović — himself a Croatian — ponders D’Annunzio’s reputation on either side of the Italo-Croatian border, and in turn the long-term societal effects of failed despots being either romanticized or forgotten entirely. Read full review

David Jenkins

Jan 20, 2026

Fiume o morte! explores the dangerous, empowering nature of fascism, and how certain forms of aggression would seem fair game under a régime that rules by such inhumane edict. Read full review

Next Best Picture Daniel Howat

Jan 20, 2026

“Fiume o Morte!,” a reference to D’Annunzio’s slogan “Fiume or death!,” is a brilliant, subversive takedown of fascism, ruthless in its pushback against this embarrassing chapter. Read full review

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