SYNOPSIS

NAZIROCK

A feature-documentary by Claudio Lazzaro

The extreme right seen from the inside: its music, its leaders, its alliances, its rites, and the political acceptance that is opening the Italian Nazi-fascists the doors to institutionalized power.

But why are they being accepted and recognized? Because in Italy the radical right wing accounts for 500,000 votes that play a key role within the Italian election system, where 25,000 votes can make the difference and decide who is going to govern the Country.

NAZIROCK tells the story of this political transition using the “skin”, “oi”, “white power” and “punkadestra” musical bands who sing fascists songs as a main theme.

The film opens and closes on the images of the demonstration attended by the famous “2 million supporters” summoned by the ex premier Silvio Berlusconi and that took place on December 2nd, in Rome (on the speaker’s podium, together with Berlusconi, you will also see Luca Romagnoli and Alessandra Mussolini, the main leaders of the neo-Fascist coalition). But what counts more is that the film will also take you to a kind of Nashville of the estreme right: a big event, organized by Forza Nuova, the political movement whose leader is Roberto Fiore (sentenced to nine years for forming an armed band) that took place from September 29th to October 1st, in Viterbo, Latium, with the participation of several leading rock bands, activists and political leaders coming from Spain, Germany, France, Greece, Lebanon and Romania.
During that event, called “Campo d’Azione 2006”, souvenir stands sold badges showing the face of Hitler to be sewn onto sweaters as well as books denying the existence of the Holocaust, like the one written by Carlo Mattogno and entitled “Auschwitz: fine di una leggenda” (Auschwitz, the end of a legend). Until very late at night, in the large hangar that during the day was animated by speeches and discussions, we assisted to a very disquieting show featuring several rock bands frantically acclaimed by a crowd performing the nazi-fascist stiff-arm salute and sporting a huge banner, printed for the occasion and stating in large capital letters: “MORE NAZISM FOR US ALL”.
One of the most acclaimed speakers in Viterbo was Luigi Ciavardini, sentenced to 30 years for the Bologna slaughter and who, ten days after participating in the Viterbo’s event, was arrested for a hold-up. Another very passionate speech was delivered by Andrea Insabato sentenced to 12 years – reduced afterwards to 6 - for a bomb attack against the headquarters of the daily “Manifesto”. These images are accompanied by the music of the rock band Hobbit, chanting an hallucinated hymn to violence anticipating and almost calling for the bloody clashes that took place in Catania football stadium where the Police Inspector Filippo Raciti lost his life.
Resorting to a fragmented editing alternating nazi rock songs and archival footage reminding us of the horrors and destructions brought about by an ideology that caused only death and shame, and through the interviews with some of the young people attending the event, we tried to depict this right-wing Nashville.
A nightmare that leaves us speechless and on the hop, because the question is always the same: “How is it possible history did not teach us nothing?”

 

NAZIROCK

un film documentaire de Claudio Lazzaro

L'extrême droite vue par l'intérieur: un voyage dan la musique, les chefs, les alliances, les rituels, le dédouanement politique qui est en train d'ouvrir aux nazi-fascistes italiens les portes du pouvoir institutionnel.

Le film s'ouvre avec la manifestation des "deux millions" convoquée par Silvio Berlusconi (avec lui, sur la loge des orateurs, les principaux représentants de la coalition néofasciste).

Le voyage poursuit jusqu’à une espèce de Nashville de la droite extrême, organisée par Forza Nuova (le mouvement guidé par Roberto Fiore, condamné à neuf ans pour bande armée) avec la partecipation de groupes rock, militants et leaders provenants d'Espagne, d'Allemagne, de France, de Grèce, Libano et Roumanie.

À la manifestation de Forza Nuova ils vendent des insignes avec le visage de Hitler, à s'appliquer aux sweat-shirt, et les livres du négationisme, comme celui de Carlo Mattogno intitulé "Auschwitz : fin d'une légende".

Jusqu'à nuit creuse, dans le grand hangar que pendant le jour loge les débats, nous assistons au spectacle inquiétant des concerts rock. Une foule à bras tendu dans salue nazi-fasciste, jeunes qui déroulent une
grande banderole, soigneusement imprimé. Le texte, en très gros caractères: "PLUS NAZISME POUR TOUS".

Entre les intervenants, peut-être plus applaudi il est Luigi
Ciavardini, condamné à 30 ans pour le massacre de Bologne, qui dix jours après son discours au meeting est arrêtée pour rapine à main armée. Passioné même l'intervention d'Andrea Insabato, condamné à 12 ans pour l'attentat à la dynamite au siège du quotidien de gauche Il Manifesto.