Draquila - Italy Trembles ( Draquila - L'Italia che trema ) ( Draquila - A Itália Que Treme )

Draquila - Italy Trembles (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Draquila - L'Italia che trema
Alternate Title: Draquila - A Itália Que Treme
Screened, competed or awarded at:
British Independent Film Awards
Cannes Film Festival

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
Italian ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )

Product Origin/Format:
Italy ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
95 min + 164 min extras

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
2-DVD Set
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2010 and produced in:
Italy ( Italy, Greece )

Directed By:
Sabina Guzzanti

Written By:
Sabina Guzzanti

Actors:
Silvio Berlusconi ..... Himself (archive footage)
Sabina Guzzanti ..... Herself

Synopsis:

Italian documentarian Sabina Guzzanti takes a microscopic look at government corruption in Italy with Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi her main target. Frustrated with the political parade surrounding the April 2009 earthquake in L'Aquila and the subsequent utilization of the disaster for political gain, Guzzanti's documentary Draquila - L'Italia Che Trema (Draquila - Italy Trembles) uses satire to keep the audience engaged in a horror story that left thousands stranded while their homes remain part of the rubble.

Why do Italians vote Berlusconi? The violence of propaganda, the impotence of citizens, questions of the economy, illicit power relationships... And a catastrophe: the city of L'Aquila devastated by an earthquake... all these combine to show how the young Italian democracy has been subdued. The caricature of Berlusconi - one of the director's most celebrated impersonations - strolls through Aquila's refugee camp and wanders the deserted town like an emperor at the end of his reign. A town devastated by an earthquake - the perfect location from which to recount Italy's drift into authoritarianism, the mess of blackmail, scandal, swindles and inertia of the political classes, the media and the citizens, that have paralysed the country.

Sabina Guzzanti and her crew interview earthquake victims and experts, unveiling the myth of a perfect management of the emergence. Waste of money, propaganda, alleged corruption are underlined with an open eye on the backstage of a media success story - L'Aquila earthquake management.

This product was added to our catalog on Sunday 19 December, 2010.

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