From Our Side
★ 5.7 · 2022 · 5m · Animation
History flows, the darkness wets our clothes. Inspired by the poem “Avevamo studiato per l’aldilà” by Nobel laureate Eugenio Montale, the film condenses iconic images of Italy’s political history into a narrative about this life and the hereafter.
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