Mussolini: Son Of The Century [LATEST]

Streaming now on Sky Atlantic (Internationally on Max/HBO).

In the show, we watch the opposition fold. We watch the King, Victor Emmanuel III, refuse to sign the arrest warrant because he is scared of a civil war. We watch the elites negotiate with the thug because they think they can "manage" him. mussolini: son of the century

The aesthetic is jarring: Vivaldi’s "Four Seasons" screeches into synth-punk. Scenes of parliamentary debate dissolve into brutal street fights. The fascist rallies are shot like modern music festivals—ecstatic, hypnotic, and terrifyingly cool. You watch the Blackshirts take over and you realize: They think they are the heroes. The most brutal moment of the series isn't the murder of Giacomo Matteotti (the socialist deputy kidnapped and killed in 1924). It is the aftermath. When Mussolini gives his famous "battle for the majority" speech, admitting he is responsible for the violence but daring the opposition to arrest him. Streaming now on Sky Atlantic (Internationally on Max/HBO)