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Girlfriend in a Coma (2012)

Girlfriend in a Coma poster
Directed by
Annalisa Piras
Genre
documentary film
Country
United Kingdom, Italy
Runtime
1h 43m
Rated
K-16
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 20 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This documentary examines the political and economic decline of Italy and the West. The film combines interviews, animation, and factual reporting to present a critical perspective.

thought-provokingcriticalpoliticalurgentinformativeanimatedsomberopinionated

What happens

Girlfriend in a Coma is a documentary about Italian and western decline directed, produced and co-written by Annalisa Piras, journalist and film-maker, co-written and narrated by Bill Emmott, former editor-in-chief of The Economist. It has been lauded as being ground-breaking in its creative combination of animation, interviews and hard facts, and has caused fierce controversy in Italy. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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