BELLA CIAO

By Giulia GIAPPONESI

CINEPHIL - as SALES All rights

Documentary - Completed 2022


Festivals
& Awards

IDFA 2022
Thessaloniki Documentary Festival 2023
Doc Market
LJUBLJANA DOC FEST 2023
MILLENNIUM DOCS AGAINST GRAVITY 2023
    • Year of production
    • 2022
    • Genres
    • Documentary, Female director, Musical
    • Countries
    • ITALY
    • Languages
    • ITALIAN, TURKISH, ARABIC, SPANISH, ENGLISH
    • Duration
    • 92 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Giulia GIAPPONESI
    • Synopsis
    • For decades, wherever people have fought against injustice, they have sung “Bella Ciao.” Some say it was the anthem of Italian partisans fighting against fascism in WWII, but the origins of the song are unclear. Was it a folk song favored by exploited workers in the Italian rice fields? The accounts of various speakers are richly illustrated with archive material. Ultimately, the song’s origins are less important than what it means to those who sing it as a call for liberty.