Rose Island

2020 [ITALIAN]

Action / Adventure / Biography / Comedy / Drama

9
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 75% · 8 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 74% · 100 ratings
IMDb Rating 7.0/10 10 26729 26.7K

based on a true story politics political instability based on true story italian history struggle for independence

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Plot summary

In 1968, engineer Giorgio Rosa established the independent state called "The Isle of Roses" off the coast of Rimini, built on a platform outside the territorial waters, with Esperanto as the official language. The Italian authorities did not take it well because the micronation was seen as an expedient to not pay taxes on the revenues obtained thanks to the arrival of numerous tourists and curious people.

Director

Sydney Sibilia Photo
Sydney Sibilia

Top cast

Matilda De Angelis Photo
Matilda De Angelis as Gabriella
Tom Wlaschiha Photo
Tom Wlaschiha as W.R. Neumann
Luca Zingaretti Photo
Luca Zingaretti as Giovanni Leone
François Cluzet Photo
François Cluzet as Jean Baptiste Toma'
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1.07 GB
1280*544
Italian 2.0
NR
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24 fps
1 hr 58 min
Seeds 6
2.2 GB
1920*816
Italian 5.1
NR
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24 fps
1 hr 58 min
Seeds 19

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by albertval-69560 6 / 10

Giorgio's Audacity

It's a fascinating story if only the storytelling was more effective.It's a rarity to learn the unusual story of a smart engineer who builds a platform in international waters, claims it a micro nation and attracts international attention for his audacity. But the story ends in a whimper like an almost forgotten footnote in Italian history. We learn that Giorgio Rosa dies 48 years after the Italian government destroyed it. One significant aftermath though is that nations agree to extend a country's territorial waters 12 nautical miles from the coast, from 6 miles previously.The tone of the film is light with comedic touches here and there even though the subject matter is serious. It doesn't convey the tension specially when the Italian government takes serious notice of Rose Island.Giorgio Rosa, as portrayed by Eli Gernado, lacks the gravitas in fighting for his island. The focus is more on the love story between him and Gabriella.At any rate, the movie reminds us that Rose Island was once a reality even if only for a short time. Because of this story, the contours of territorial integrity has changed.
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Reviewed by javalegallo 7 / 10

Enjoyable story beside of the untruthfulness of the event

Sibilia's first major work after 'Smetto quando voglio' trilogy fails to adopt a different yet needed style for this flick. The film is indeed genuinely entertaining still presumptuous. The relevancy of this historical event was minor at the very least in the Italian politics yet is portrayed as an enourmous occurrency. The historical inaccuracy given to the event is froustrating since the movie tries to rebember to the spectator the truthfulness of the event although in reality the happening was completely different. Besides of this, the film is still enjoyable mainly thanks to Germano's acting and the director's slighty surreal touch.

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