Genres

History , Drama

Duration

106 min

Director

Gianluca Jodice

Rating

6.1

Release Date

May 20, 2021

The Bad Poet

Original title: Il cattivo poeta

Synopsis

1936. Giovanni Comini, the youngest Federal in Fascist Italy, is summoned to Rome for a delicate mission: to surveil aging national poet Gabriele D'Annunzio, whose increasingly restless behavior Mussolini fears could damage his alliance with Nazi Germany. However, after spending time with D'Annunzio, Comini finds himself torn between loyalty to the Party and his fascination with the poet, who will put his burgeoning career at risk.