Members of the Brothers of Italy at the cinema wearing Nazi-fascist uniforms: it's a controversy

Five members of the Brothers of Italy showed up at a cinema in Spilimbergo, in the province of Pordenone, wearing fascist and Nazi uniforms.

At the cinema in question, "Comandante" was being shown, directed by Edoardo De Angelis with Pierfrancesco Favino as the protagonist, a film that narrates the war exploits of Salvatore Todaro, commander of the new Cappellini submarine in the Second World War.

One of the "appearances", Bruno Cinque, proudly claimed the choice by posting a message with a significant set of photos: "We were present for a stage appearance with some elements of the arms associations and some friends in historical uniform", he explained.

But the incident triggered bitter political controversy.

The first to intervene was the regional secretary of the Italian Left Sebastiano Badin, who announced a parliamentary question. Then the national secretary of the Italian Left Nicola Fratoianni, parliamentarian of the Green Left Alliance and the deputy Debora Serracchiani, head of Justice of the Democratic Party.

In different notes they all compared what happened at the premiere at La Scala in Milan, where a spectator was identified by Digos for having shouted "Long live anti-fascist Italy" , and the case of Spilimbergo.

«The fact that the gesture was also proudly claimed on social media by an exponent of the Brothers of Italy – commented Debora Serracchiani – leaves us wondering about the reference values of those who organized the staging. It is not a question of crying 'wolf' but of acknowledging that there is a slippage with respect to the founding principles of the Republic and that more and more positive re-enactments of an unfortunate past are tolerated. And for those who declare themselves anti-fascist there is a smile of pity or - he concludes - identification".

(Unioneonline/lf)