Fiume o Morte! (2025)★ 8.5/10

Name: Fiume o Morte!
Genre: Documentary, History
Released: 2025-02-02
Duration: 112 min
Cast: Andrea Marsanich, Albano Vucetic, Tihomir Buterin, Izet Medosevic, Milovan Vecerina Cico

HR,IT,SI · 112 min · February 2, 2025

Documentary
History

Directed by: Igor Bezinovic

Written by: Igor Bezinovic

Citizens of Rijeka, which Italians call Fiume, retell, reconstruct, and reinterpret the bizarre story about the 16-month occupation of their city in 1919 by the Italian poet, a dandy and preacher of war Gabriele D'Annunzio.

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Andrea MarsanichGabriele d'Annunzio

Albano VuceticGabriele d'Annunzio

Tihomir ButerinGabriele d'Annunzio

Izet MedosevicGabriele d'Annunzio

Milovan Vecerina CicoGabriele d'Annunzio

Massimo RonzaniGabriele d'Annunzio

Lovro MirthGuido Keller

Silvana ZorichLady Reading Poetry

Noemi DessardoDancer

Sandro FerlettaDeserter

Renzo ChiepoloVittorio Emanuele Pittaluga

Sara MarsanichAntonio Copetti

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Awards · 0 wins, 1 nominations

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NomineeSan Sebastián International Film Festival 2025Zabaltegi-Tabakalera Prize · Best Film in Zabaltegi-Tabakalera Competition

Reviews

The DCOctober 11, 2025

I'm glad I got to watch this at VIFF. I was expecting a weird movie, but I never thought it would be so funny. The documentary plays around with visual gags, narration, editing, music, and the awkwardness of the non-professional actors to keep you laughing all the time. The main idea is simple: to recreate photographs of 1920s Rijeka/Fiume with modern inhabitants of the city, but there's so much creativity behind every decision. Great film, watch it.

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The DCOctober 9, 2025

Fiume o Morte! Tonight!

Fiume o Morte! plays tonight at VIFF, and it's honestly the film I'm most excited to see. As with every other VIFF film, I try to go in without too much information, so I've only read the short blurb you find at the…