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New Documentary Explores Rijeka's Dictatorship Under D'Annunzio

4/9/2026

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Igor Bezinovic, the documentary filmmaker, directed Fiume o Morte! about Rijeka's history from 1919 to 1920, when Gabriele D’Annunzio ruled the city as a dictator.
The film uses nonactors from the Rijeka region who reenact significant events.
The documentary notes that 10,000 official photographs exist from D’Annunzio's reign.
No photographs document the December 1919 plebiscite.
The documentary lasts 1 hour and 52 minutes, with subtitles in Italian and Croatian.

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Story summary

Igor Bezinovic, the documentary filmmaker, directed Fiume o Morte! about Rijeka's history from 1919 to 1920, when Gabriele D’Annunzio ruled the city as a dictator.
The film uses nonactors from the Rijeka region who reenact significant events.
The documentary notes that 10,000 official photographs exist from D’Annunzio's reign.
No photographs document the December 1919 plebiscite.
The documentary lasts 1 hour and 52 minutes, with subtitles in Italian and Croatian.