Viva Zapatero! (2005)

Directed by

Sabina Guzzanti

Genre

documentary film

Country

Italy

Runtime

1h 20m

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 22 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary presents Sabina Guzzanti's account of her canceled TV satire show that targeted Silvio Berlusconi. It examines the clash between political satire and state television control in Italy.

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What happens

Viva Zapatero! is a 2005 documentary by Sabina Guzzanti telling her side of the story regarding the conflict with Silvio Berlusconi over a late-night TV political satire show broadcast on Rai 3. The show, RAIot (a play on the name of the Italian state public TV: RAI, and the English word riot), lampooned prime minister Berlusconi. Since it was not considered a satirical show, but a political one, it was cancelled after the first episode. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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