Fiume o morte!, dir. Igor Bezinović, Croatia/Italy/Slovenia 2025, 112 min., Italian, Croatian with English subtitles
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In defiance of the Paris Peace Conference Italian poet and military officer Gabriele D’Annunzio led a rogue, short-lived and ultranationalist occupation of Fiume (now Rijeka, Croatia) in 1919. Over a century later, filmmaker Igor Bezinović revisits this strange historical episode, blending archive, reenactment and interviews with residents in the present, interrogating how a city remembers and forgets, and the enduring presence of European fascism.
A stark and peculiar lesson in the history that is not past, Fiume o morte! (Fiume or death!) won the Tiger Award at the International Film Festival Rotterdam 2025 and is Croatia’s submission for the Oscars.
The UK Premiere screening on Friday 21 November will be followed by an in-person Q&A with Igor Bezinović.
In defiance of the Paris Peace Conference Italian poet and military officer Gabriele D’Annunzio led a rogue, short-lived and ultranationalist occupation of Fiume (now Rijeka, Croatia) in 1919. Over a century later, filmmaker Igor Bezinović revisits this strange historical episode, blending archive, reenactment and interviews with residents in the present, interrogating how a city remembers and forgets, and the enduring presence of European fascism.
A stark and peculiar lesson in the history that is not past, Fiume o morte! (Fiume or death!) won the Tiger Award at the International Film Festival Rotterdam 2025 and is Croatia’s submission for the Oscars.
The UK Premiere screening on Friday 21 November will be followed by an in-person Q&A with Igor Bezinović.
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06:15 pm
Fri, 21 Nov 2025
Cinema 1
06:30 pm
Sat, 22 Nov 2025
Cinema 2
06:45 pm
Sun, 23 Nov 2025
Cinema 2
06:30 pm
Tue, 25 Nov 2025
Cinema 2
06:30 pm
Wed, 26 Nov 2025
Cinema 2
06:30 pm
Thu, 27 Nov 2025
Cinema 2
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Cinema 2
- Both our Cinemas have step free access from The Mall and are accessible by ramp
- All seats are hard back, have a crushed velvet feel and they do not recline
- These are our seat size dimensions: W 42 x D 45 x H 52
- Arm rest either side of the seat dimensions: L 27 x W 7 x H 20
for the following requirements:
- We have a removable seat to create a wheelchair allocated space, please contact to organise this prior to the date and time of the screening
- We have unassigned seating. If you require a specific seat, please reserve this in advance
- Free for visitors where ticket prices are a barrier, please email
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