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A personal journey into Italian politics with the Nobel Prize Dario Fo.
October 16, 2005: for the first time ever in Italy, were held primary elections to choose Berlusconi's antagonist in the upcoming political elections in 2006. The extraordinary popular participation, far beyond all expectations, urged Literature Nobel Prize Dario Fo to invoke primary elections for Mayor elections in his city, Milan, and to propose himself as a candidate. His candidacy has a terrific symbolic value. Milan itself is a symbol: the economic engine of the country, the "moral capital" of Italy - as it defines itself. Milan has a symbolic value for Italian politics as well: it has witnessed Silvio Berlusconi's entrepreneurial and political rise and embodies his characteristics. But it's not an easy way for Dario Fo. Despite the warm acceptance by the Milanese people, most of the left-wing parties decide not to support him and to candidate the former prefect of the city. The documentary follows all the Fo's campaign, from the preliminary meetings to the public speakings, from...

Credited cast:
Dario Fo Dario Fo - Himself - Nobel Prize in Literature
Massimiliano Fuksas Massimiliano Fuksas - Himself - architect
Ken Livingstone Ken Livingstone - Himself - Mayor of London
Romano Prodi Romano Prodi - Himself - Italian Prime Minister
Franca Rame Franca Rame - Herself - actress, Fo's wife
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