Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
A fascinating political and social plunge into the heart of an Italy in full metamorphosis and a 2,000-kilometer journey across the peninsula to understand how a single man caused Italy to tip into anti-migrant populism. In the space of a single year, Matteo Salvini completely upended the European political chessboard by propelling the League from 17% to 30% in voting intentions, while blocking the arrival of migrants on Italian shores and openly defying leaders in Paris and Berlin.
Director: Antoine Robin
ABOUT IT:
Nicknamed "the Italian Trump" by his fiercest opponents, this ally of Marine Le Pen fascinates as much as he worries with his nationalist leanings and verbal excesses. Yet, behind the media discourse lies a massive electoral reality, marked by 78% of Italians supporting his strict security policy. Director Antoine Robin embarked on a 2,000-kilometer sociological road movie, from the north to the south of the peninsula, to meet this silent majority that is never heard.
This film gives a voice to ordinary citizens in an attempt to understand the deep reasons behind their vote, whether driven by ardent conviction or by deep spite toward the system. From bus drivers in Veneto to trade unionists and workers in Bologna, along with an entrepreneur from Verona, a lawyer from Senigallia, a professor emeritus, a farmer from Naples, or a senator from the capital in Rome, everyone reveals their intimate motivations. An unprecedented exploration on the borderline of a country weary of traditional politics, where some secretly dream of seeing a new authority figure emerge.
A fascinating political and social plunge into the heart of an Italy in full metamorphosis and a 2,000-kilometer journey across the peninsula to understand how a single man caused Italy to tip into anti-migrant populism. In the space of a single year, Matteo Salvini completely upended the European political chessboard by propelling the League from 17% to 30% in voting intentions, while blocking the arrival of migrants on Italian shores and openly defying leaders in Paris and Berlin.
Director: Antoine Robin
ABOUT IT:
Nicknamed "the Italian Trump" by his fiercest opponents, this ally of Marine Le Pen fascinates as much as he worries with his nationalist leanings and verbal excesses. Yet, behind the media discourse lies a massive electoral reality, marked by 78% of Italians supporting his strict security policy. Director Antoine Robin embarked on a 2,000-kilometer sociological road movie, from the north to the south of the peninsula, to meet this silent majority that is never heard.
This film gives a voice to ordinary citizens in an attempt to understand the deep reasons behind their vote, whether driven by ardent conviction or by deep spite toward the system. From bus drivers in Veneto to trade unionists and workers in Bologna, along with an entrepreneur from Verona, a lawyer from Senigallia, a professor emeritus, a farmer from Naples, or a senator from the capital in Rome, everyone reveals their intimate motivations. An unprecedented exploration on the borderline of a country weary of traditional politics, where some secretly dream of seeing a new authority figure emerge.
