Essence of Another Era

Trapped between Berlusconi and the Mafia, immigrants in Italy are under persecution. Africans, gypsies, Romanians and Slavs are being targeted. "Outraged citizens" are shooting at Africans, gypsy settlements are being burnt down by the angry mob, Camorra hitmen are shooting black people with no distinction and the city streets are being patrolled by "vigilante" groups in accord with the new anti-immigration law.

"There has been another moment in Italian history when they country's security was commended to people who walked the streets wearing shirts of the same color", says an emasculated left, making clear allusions to Mussolini's Blackshirts. At the same time, Berlusconi's Minister of Defense praises the bravery of the soldiers of the fascist regime, and Gianni Alemanno, once a member of a neo-fascist party, is elected mayor of the Eternal City.
Where is Italy heading?

Written & Directed by Yorgos Avgeropoulos / Produced by Aggelos Athanasopoulos/ Director of Photography: Alexis Barzos / Production Manager: Anastasia Skoubri/ Editing: Yiannis Biliris, Anna Prokou/ Original music by Yiannis Paxevanis / Graphics: Sakis Palpanas / A Small Planet production for Greek Public Television ERT  © 2009 -- 2010 / World Sales: Anastasia Skoubri info@smallplanet.gr

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