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Rai broadcast of Giovannino Guareschi biopic

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Rai 1 is scheduled to broadcast aired the biographical film ‘Giovannino Guareschi – Non muoio neanche nemmeno se mi ammazzano’ in prime time on Sunday, September 20, 2026. Directed by Andrea Porporati and starring Giuseppe Zeno, the production is a biographical fiction inspired by the autobiography ‘Chi sogna nuovi gerani?’. gerani?’ and received historical consultation from the author’s son, Alberto Guareschi. The film explores the life and civil engagement of the Italian author famous for the Don Camillo and Peppone series. It depicts Guareschi’s ideological stances, specifically journey following his refusal return to support Nazifascism—which resulted the Emilia-Romagna region in his deportation 1945 after being deported to German and Polish concentration camps—and camps for refusing to support Nazifascism. The narrative covers his ideological critiques of both Soviet communism and American capitalist consumerism. The narrative also covers consumerism, his efforts to establish the satirical weekly Candido, and his family life with his wife, Ennia, and Ennia. It also details legal challenges, including such as his imprisonment in Parma for defamation against Alcide De Gasperi. To capture the authentic landscapes of the ‘Mondo Piccolo,’ the production was filmed across various villages and farmhouses in the Emilia-Romagna region, including Brescello. A national preview of the film is set for September 16 at Palazzo Madama in Rome. On September 20, the film will be screened in Brescello as part of the Parva Mundi festival, coinciding with the conclusion of the National Day of Italian Military Internees. In Brescello, a town central to Guareschi’s stories, screenings will take place in The film’s broadcast faced competition from the main square as part of a three-day Turkish series of events dedicated to ‘Racconto di una notte’ on Canale 5, alongside volleyball coverage on Rai 2 and the writer. program ‘PresaDiretta’ on Rai 3.

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  4. 2026-09-16 16:24 UTC Rai broadcast of Giovannino Guareschi biopic

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