Mussolini: Son of the Century
Chronicles the rise of power of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini in a history of a country that surrendered to dictatorship.
Cast:Luca Marinelli , Francesco Russo , Barbara Chichiarelli , Benedetta Cimatti , Gaetano Bruno , Massimo De Lorenzo , Fulvio Falzarano , Maurizio Lombardi , Gianmarco Vettori , Amedeo Gullà , Federico Majorana , Lorenzo Zurzolo , Vincenzo Nemolato , Gabriele Falsetta , Giovanni Alfieri , Federico Mainardi , Daniele Trombetti , Gianluca Gobbi
S1.E1 ∙ Chapter 1
Mussolini has just founded the Fasces of Combat when D'Annunzio takes Fiume. Mussolini hopes to exploit the feat of his poet on the field.
S1.E2 ∙ Chapter 2
The elections have decreed the absolute victory of the socialists. Mussolini seems finished, but landowners and industrialists seek his help against the strikes.
S1.E3 ∙ Chapter 3
With his entry into Parliament, Mussolini wants to change: to be more strategic, diplomatic, a true statesman. But the black shirts rebel.
S1.E4 ∙ Chapter 4
Following strikes and protests, the King excludes the socialists from the government. Mussolini threatens a fascist insurrection, in an attempt to take everything.
S1.E5 ∙ Chapter 5
Mussolini wants a new electoral law that will guarantee him an absolute majority. But Don Sturzo, the leader of the Catholics, opposes it.
S1.E6 ∙ Chapter 6
Mussolini opens the party lists to turncoat politicians from other parties. An early fascist leader, Forni, takes sides against him.
S1.E7 ∙ Chapter 7
Mussolini wins the elections by a landslide, but Matteotti, a socialist, asks for their annulment, denouncing the violence of the black shirts. Mussolini decides to teach him a lesson.
S1.E8 ∙ Chapter 8
With the discovery of Matteotti's body and the arrest of his assassins, Mussolini is cornered. Will he be able to save himself and fascism?
