0001 00:00:07:13 00:00:11:15 GIORGIA 21 years old and a fascist 0002 00:00:12:24 00:00:17:16 I sound racist? I'm here shouting: "Send home the immigrants" - 0003 00:00:17:20 00:00:21:00 - because I'm a nationalist. 0004 00:00:27:09 00:00:30:01 Late summer in an Italy on the boiling point. 0005 00:00:30:05 00:00:32:17 Giorgia is a 21-year-old fascist who fears - 0006 00:00:32:21 00:00:36:17 - that Italy is going under due to immigrants. 0007 00:00:36:21 00:00:42:00 She believes Italy is threatened by immigration, crime and homosexuality. 0008 00:00:42:04 00:00:44:17 I fight against abortion. 0009 00:00:44:21 00:00:51:03 I want to help the disabled and women. I am pro-life. 0010 00:00:52:17 00:00:55:02 So she's part of one of the most extreme - 0011 00:00:55:06 00:00:59:13 - fascist groups in an Italy in political turmoil. 0012 00:00:59:17 00:01:06:03 I don't know where they're going, but they're turning around and going back. 0013 00:01:06:07 00:01:09:12 Away from the police cordon. 0014 00:01:16:13 00:01:20:06 4 WEEKS EARLIER 0015 00:01:32:03 00:01:35:01 I've lived in Italy for years and have now returned - 0016 00:01:35:05 00:01:40:20 - to investigate the political rebellion that Giorgia is a part of. 0017 00:01:48:23 00:01:52:15 I meet her in a fascist summer camp for children. 0018 00:01:52:19 00:01:55:08 Who wants toast? 0019 00:01:55:12 00:01:58:14 She's come from Rome as a volunteer. 0020 00:01:58:18 00:02:01:21 I'm here to rediscover patriotism. 0021 00:02:02:00 00:02:04:10 It's important to us. 0022 00:02:04:14 00:02:08:02 We must remember our values - 0023 00:02:08:06 00:02:14:16 - our traditions, customs and food. Everything. 0024 00:02:14:20 00:02:17:23 And the children must learn that feeling. 0025 00:02:20:16 00:02:23:17 There are 12 children here, most of them from poor families. 0026 00:02:23:21 00:02:28:23 They're here for five days of playing, sports and politics. 0027 00:02:29:02 00:02:32:20 The summer camp was arranged by the movement Forza Nuova. 0028 00:02:32:24 00:02:35:23 It is a radical movement on the Italian right wing - 0029 00:02:36:02 00:02:38:11 - which is becoming increasingly visible. 0030 00:02:38:15 00:02:43:22 Forza Nuova is the most radical movement in Italy - 0031 00:02:44:01 00:02:47:06 - and it's a good thing. 0032 00:02:47:10 00:02:53:23 Because in pressured times such as these, you must be prepared to fight. 0033 00:02:54:02 00:03:00:00 Stick your tongue out at the audience. No, Noah, your tongue. 0034 00:03:00:22 00:03:03:20 Run around and around and then out. 0035 00:03:03:24 00:03:07:24 For Giorgia it's about much more than just having fun with the children. 0036 00:03:08:03 00:03:12:04 It's part of the political struggle that takes up most of her time. 0037 00:03:13:04 00:03:15:03 A lot must change. 0038 00:03:15:07 00:03:20:12 Young people should have a better chance to raise a family and study. 0039 00:03:20:16 00:03:25:03 Our country doesn't help anyone unless they're immigrants. 0040 00:03:25:07 00:03:28:01 My boyfriend and I can't have children. 0041 00:03:28:05 00:03:33:20 Probably not even in three-four-five years, when I finish my education - 0042 00:03:33:24 00:03:37:24 - because that's what Italy is like. No one helps you. 0043 00:03:38:23 00:03:42:17 We discovered love, we discovered the path. 0044 00:03:42:21 00:03:47:24 We defended our honor with a smile and a sword. 0045 00:03:50:08 00:03:56:06 ... 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93 ... 0046 00:04:05:00 00:04:09:01 For years, Italy has been the epicenter of European migration problems. 0047 00:04:09:05 00:04:12:19 Although the number of African immigrants has decreased - 0048 00:04:12:23 00:04:16:01 - it dominates the political debate. 0049 00:04:16:05 00:04:20:17 We won't go back! We won't go back! 0050 00:04:20:21 00:04:23:24 This and the financial crisis have caused Italians to elect - 0051 00:04:24:03 00:04:28:22 - a government on a clear nationalist course. 0052 00:04:29:01 00:04:33:02 It is led by the powerful Minister of the Interior Matteo Salvini - 0053 00:04:33:06 00:04:35:20 - under the slogan: "Italians First." 0054 00:04:35:24 00:04:40:00 Matteo Salvini Minister of the Interior It used to be unthinkable that the Berlin Wall would ever come down. 0055 00:04:40:04 00:04:43:14 The next wall to come down is the one in Brussels. 0056 00:04:43:18 00:04:48:13 Europeans must regain the right to work - 0057 00:04:48:17 00:04:54:14 - the right to live, the right to health, the right to security. 0058 00:04:54:18 00:04:57:24 Salvini has become the most popular politician - 0059 00:04:58:03 00:05:01:11 for his resistance to the EU and African migrants. 0060 00:05:01:15 00:05:06:05 There's a need for a clean-up. Street by street, block by block - 0061 00:05:06:09 00:05:09:12 - place by place. Heavy-handedly, if necessary. 0062 00:05:09:16 00:05:12:19 Salvini loves political provocations and knows - 0063 00:05:12:23 00:05:16:14 - that there are votes in appealing to the extreme right. 0064 00:05:19:01 00:05:24:02 In Italy, Mussolini is seen as the man who represents the true Italy. 0065 00:05:24:06 00:05:29:00 He frequently quotes Mussolini, Italy's fascist dictator - 0066 00:05:29:04 00:05:34:07 - as here in a tweet: "Many enemies, much honor." 0067 00:05:39:00 00:05:41:12 He often appears as a macho man. 0068 00:05:41:16 00:05:45:13 Here he swims in a pool confiscated from a mafia boss. 0069 00:05:45:17 00:05:50:16 An activity which also Mussolini had an eye for. 0070 00:05:50:20 00:05:55:05 Despite the political distance between Salvini and the fascist groups - 0071 00:05:55:09 00:05:58:10 - opponents believe he is bolstering them - 0072 00:05:58:14 00:06:03:07 - and creating a violent climate with his rhetoric. He rejects this. 0073 00:06:03:11 00:06:06:11 Matteo Salvini Minister of the Interior Stop! I'm so sick of - 0074 00:06:06:15 00:06:12:00 - being accused of racism, fascism, xenophobia. 0075 00:06:12:04 00:06:17:18 "Salvini is a murderer, a crook, he has blood on his hands." 0076 00:06:17:22 00:06:22:20 I'm sick of it. The responsible parties, those with blood on their hands - 0077 00:06:22:24 00:06:27:06 - are those who have imported thousands of migrants. 0078 00:06:28:08 00:06:32:22 RIMINI Italy 0079 00:06:46:19 00:06:53:15 There is frequently trash left by drug addicts and alcoholics around here. 0080 00:06:53:19 00:07:01:03 They've taken off, but as you can see there are bottles over there. 0081 00:07:01:07 00:07:05:16 They sit over there, and assaults happen all the time here. 0082 00:07:11:13 00:07:17:07 The heated discussion on migration has given Forza Nuova success. 0083 00:07:18:20 00:07:21:14 They play a small part in established politics - 0084 00:07:21:18 00:07:25:11 - but are increasingly seen in the streets as here in Rimini. 0085 00:07:29:11 00:07:33:12 They do what they call 'safety walks'. 0086 00:07:33:16 00:07:39:06 Seven men patrol the city late at night. 0087 00:07:39:10 00:07:45:24 Our safety walks are without weapons of any kind. 0088 00:07:46:03 00:07:50:13 All we have is a flashlight and a phone - 0089 00:07:50:17 00:07:57:06 - so that we can call the police if we see crimes committed. 0090 00:08:00:11 00:08:03:07 I'll send him away. 0091 00:08:05:24 00:08:09:04 Hey. Hey. 0092 00:08:09:08 00:08:13:05 Could you find a different spot? There are people here. 0093 00:08:13:09 00:08:17:22 There are toilets over there. Toilets, yes. 0094 00:08:18:01 00:08:21:00 Hurry up. 0095 00:08:26:09 00:08:30:00 We have toilets. 0096 00:08:40:11 00:08:43:05 Forza Nuova deny that they support violence - 0097 00:08:43:09 00:08:50:18 - but have been connected to assaults, and have been attacked themselves. 0098 00:08:56:19 00:09:01:06 When a fascist in February shot and wounded six African migrants - 0099 00:09:01:10 00:09:05:19 - the movement immediately offered to pay his attorney fees. 0100 00:09:05:23 00:09:10:12 It was one of many racist attacks this year - 0101 00:09:10:16 00:09:14:01 - from assault, harassment, murder to attempted murder. 0102 00:09:14:05 00:09:19:13 In July, a man shot and wounded a one-year-old of Romani heritage. 0103 00:09:19:17 00:09:23:22 This prompted the Italian president to address the people. 0104 00:09:24:01 00:09:28:17 Sergio Mattarella President I am shocked at the events of the past days. 0105 00:09:28:21 00:09:31:21 Italy must not become the wild west - 0106 00:09:32:00 00:09:40:05 - where you buy a gun and shoot a one-year-old from a balcony - 0107 00:09:40:09 00:09:43:17 - and destroy the health and future of the child. 0108 00:09:43:21 00:09:48:05 It is barbarianism. It should evoke indignation. 0109 00:09:48:09 00:09:52:09 Fools, fools, fools! 0110 00:09:54:14 00:09:58:19 Forza Nuova also confronts its political opponents - 0111 00:09:58:23 00:10:02:11 - such as here, at a service in the town of Pistoia. 0112 00:10:02:15 00:10:05:23 The priest houses migrants and refugees. 0113 00:10:06:02 00:10:11:08 This has brought him into a confrontation with the extreme right. 0114 00:10:11:12 00:10:16:03 PISTOIA Italy 0115 00:10:16:07 00:10:19:24 I received this letter two days ago. 0116 00:10:20:03 00:10:24:05 They misspelled my name. 0117 00:10:24:09 00:10:28:09 "You are a shit ..." 0118 00:10:28:13 00:10:30:19 Don Massimo Biancalani Priest 0119 00:10:30:23 00:10:32:22 "Pedophile." 0120 00:10:40:18 00:10:45:07 He has turned the old convent into a home for 100 migrants - 0121 00:10:45:11 00:10:48:04 - and a couple of poor Italian families. 0122 00:10:48:08 00:10:53:01 Have you already started the party? 0123 00:10:53:05 00:10:56:08 May I have a piece? 0124 00:10:56:12 00:11:02:01 There's a party today for Blessing from Nigeria who turns 20. 0125 00:11:08:07 00:11:10:15 Don Massimo became famous last year - 0126 00:11:10:19 00:11:14:10 when a Facebook picture of migrants in a pool - 0127 00:11:14:14 00:11:18:14 - was attacked by Minister of the Interior Matteo Salvini. 0128 00:11:18:18 00:11:24:15 When Salvini posted the picture on his page - 0129 00:11:24:19 00:11:28:24 - and wrote that I am an anti-Italian priest - 0130 00:11:29:03 00:11:34:20 - thousands and thousands of insults ensued in the following days. 0131 00:11:34:24 00:11:38:05 Even death threats. 0132 00:11:40:14 00:11:46:15 Do you understand those Italians who say there are too many migrants? 0133 00:11:46:19 00:11:54:10 Yes, but I don't believe it is an accurate perception of reality. 0134 00:11:55:13 00:12:02:13 Our share of migrants is small compared to the rest of Europe. 0135 00:12:05:06 00:12:09:17 The night's party is in full swing, but with a gloomy backdrop. 0136 00:12:09:21 00:12:14:00 The priest fears authorities will shut down the convent due to fire hazard. 0137 00:12:14:04 00:12:17:14 He views it as an excuse for a political act of revenge. 0138 00:12:17:18 00:12:22:02 I'm convinced that it's a political order from the top - 0139 00:12:22:06 00:12:26:21 - maybe even from Rome, designed to get us in trouble. 0140 00:12:27:00 00:12:32:02 Don Massimo Biancalani Priest They want to shut down our center - 0141 00:12:32:06 00:12:35:18 - because we have become a symbol of acceptance. 0142 00:12:38:05 00:12:46:15 Drugs, violence, prostitution. That's your integration! 0143 00:12:49:09 00:12:54:10 I meet Giorgia in Rimini where she is continuing the political struggle. 0144 00:12:54:14 00:12:59:06 - Italy for Italians! - Europe for Europeans! 0145 00:13:01:08 00:13:06:11 Send them home! Send them home! Send them home! 0146 00:13:06:15 00:13:11:03 Europe for Europeans, Italy for Italians! 0147 00:13:11:07 00:13:16:22 Stop immigration, we stop the invasion! 0148 00:13:17:01 00:13:20:01 A sexual assault committed by a man from Bangladesh - 0149 00:13:20:05 00:13:23:10 - has prompted Forza Nuova to call a demonstration. 0150 00:13:23:14 00:13:28:05 Christian Europe, never Muslim! 0151 00:13:28:09 00:13:33:00 Giorgia has come from Rome with friends from the youth segment. 0152 00:13:33:04 00:13:37:08 Today, we demonstrate against immigration. 0153 00:13:37:12 00:13:42:17 But first and foremost against all the rapes that are committed. 0154 00:13:54:11 00:13:58:19 Their destination is the city beach where the assault took place. 0155 00:13:58:23 00:14:01:20 Revolution! 0156 00:14:01:24 00:14:05:01 We're approaching the police cordon. 0157 00:14:05:05 00:14:11:03 There's a counter demonstration, so we'll probably be stopped here. 0158 00:14:16:20 00:14:22:04 Due to a left-wing demonstration they cannot reach their destination - 0159 00:14:22:08 00:14:24:18 - and the mood changes. 0160 00:14:24:22 00:14:30:23 Let's get the tall, big, strong men up front! Raise your flags! 0161 00:14:31:02 00:14:35:07 March, boys from Buda. 0162 00:14:35:11 00:14:38:20 March, boys from Pest. 0163 00:14:38:24 00:14:42:15 Students, day-laborers, workers. 0164 00:14:42:19 00:14:45:20 The sun doesn't rise in the east. 0165 00:14:47:11 00:14:51:22 The police strike back when demonstrators try to push through. 0166 00:15:01:17 00:15:05:03 What the hell are you doing? 0167 00:15:08:06 00:15:11:14 Come here, come here. 0168 00:15:11:18 00:15:16:24 Sveva? Sveva! 0169 00:15:18:14 00:15:22:20 - Here's one. - We're missing two youngsters. 0170 00:15:22:24 00:15:28:21 What are their names? Vieri and Alberto, where are you? 0171 00:15:30:07 00:15:35:05 Help me find a megaphone. If you find one, take it. 0172 00:15:35:09 00:15:37:18 Were you hit? 0173 00:15:37:22 00:15:41:18 - You? - Yes, once. 0174 00:15:43:10 00:15:47:01 Send them home! Send them home! 0175 00:15:47:05 00:15:51:01 Giorgia is asked by a TV crew about her stance - 0176 00:15:51:05 00:15:55:08 - on an assault allegedly committed by members of the movement. 0177 00:15:55:12 00:15:59:18 - What do you think of that? - It can't have been one of ours. 0178 00:15:59:22 00:16:04:16 - But he was detained. - Roberta was your name, right? 0179 00:16:04:20 00:16:09:16 People make this stuff up to hurt us. 0180 00:16:09:20 00:16:13:20 A fair democracy just doesn't exist. 0181 00:16:13:24 00:16:19:00 If everyone can speak freely, then what about Italians? 0182 00:16:19:04 00:16:21:19 Why can't we speak freely? 0183 00:16:21:23 00:16:28:18 Why do the police always harass me when I speak my mind? 0184 00:16:28:22 00:16:32:13 Is that a democracy? 0185 00:16:32:17 00:16:38:18 In all the chaos there were patriots willing to bleed in the struggle - 0186 00:16:38:22 00:16:45:23 - against this system and to defend the rights of the people. 0187 00:16:46:02 00:16:51:13 They don't reach their destination, but their self-confidence is intact. 0188 00:16:51:17 00:16:55:21 The fascist groups don't take up much space in politics - 0189 00:16:56:00 00:17:00:15 - but they do on the streets where they march in ever bigger numbers. 0190 00:17:00:19 00:17:04:03 We're on the right side. 0191 00:17:04:07 00:17:09:12 We're in a historic moment when the wind is blowing in our direction. 0192 00:17:17:12 00:17:21:19 - Is it attached properly? - Yes, it's perfect. 0193 00:17:21:23 00:17:25:07 - And Mussolini lived here? - Yes. 0194 00:17:25:11 00:17:27:19 My phone is ringing. 0195 00:17:27:23 00:17:31:14 The fact that fascism and Mussolini are still relevant in Italy - 0196 00:17:31:18 00:17:35:12 - is something Giorgio Frasinetti knows better than anyone. 0197 00:17:35:16 00:17:41:10 Hi, Quinto. I have Danish TV here. 0198 00:17:41:14 00:17:44:04 He's the mayor in the cradle of fascism - 0199 00:17:44:08 00:17:48:20 - and wants Mussolini to be relegated to the history books. 0200 00:17:48:24 00:17:53:11 You know the answer. I will never wed anyone in the house of fascism. 0201 00:17:53:15 00:17:57:06 And his office is in the dictator's bedroom. 0202 00:17:57:10 00:18:00:19 There are no ghosts here. 0203 00:18:01:04 00:18:05:19 PREDAPPIO Italy 0204 00:18:13:13 00:18:19:18 The founder of fascism, Benito Mussolini, was born in Predappio - 0205 00:18:19:22 00:18:23:04 - and lies buried here. 0206 00:18:26:08 00:18:29:23 The town is an excursion point for fascists - 0207 00:18:30:02 00:18:34:22 - and there is a special industry on the town's main street. 0208 00:18:36:19 00:18:39:00 Hello. 0209 00:18:39:04 00:18:43:10 May we film inside? No? 0210 00:18:43:14 00:18:50:17 Excuse me. We're from Danish TV. May we film inside? 0211 00:18:50:21 00:18:56:03 No, journalists cannot film in here. 0212 00:18:57:00 00:19:04:06 We can't film it, but you get the general idea. A huge store. 0213 00:19:04:10 00:19:10:17 They say it's just a business, and that they don't want to talk to journalists. 0214 00:19:18:08 00:19:22:00 - That big thing is the burial site? - No, that's the church. 0215 00:19:22:04 00:19:26:05 - The crypt is underneath it. - Do many people come here? 0216 00:19:26:09 00:19:29:08 Giorgio Frasinetti Mayor Yes. 0217 00:19:29:12 00:19:34:00 Tens of thousands. Many tens of thousands. 0218 00:19:34:04 00:19:39:22 Tens of thousands of tourists that the mayor would rather be without. 0219 00:19:40:01 00:19:48:21 Many people who put down flowers here have no jobs or pension. 0220 00:19:49:00 00:19:54:12 The people don't think highly of Italian politicians. 0221 00:19:54:16 00:19:59:18 Giorgio Frasinetti Mayor They believe they're crooks and criminals - 0222 00:19:59:22 00:20:06:02 - and feel it was better when Mussolini was around. 0223 00:20:07:09 00:20:11:06 We carry this heavy burden on our shoulders. 0224 00:20:11:10 00:20:20:14 And here in Predappio our job is to make the best of it. 0225 00:20:23:13 00:20:28:20 - The souvenir shop is down there? - Yes, 300m that way. 0226 00:20:28:24 00:20:33:15 - Can we go down there? - No. I never go down there. 0227 00:20:33:19 00:20:37:05 - Why not? - I don't want to boost their cause. 0228 00:20:37:09 00:20:41:16 The mayor never goes there. 0229 00:20:51:16 00:20:56:02 But he's happy to show us his big dream. 0230 00:20:56:06 00:20:58:13 A huge building built by Mussolini - 0231 00:20:58:17 00:21:03:05 - is turned into a museum designed to vaccinate against fascism. 0232 00:21:05:08 00:21:11:13 It's still very difficult to talk about Mussolini in Italy. 0233 00:21:14:10 00:21:17:24 Once you've seen this I'm convinced - 0234 00:21:18:03 00:21:23:04 - that you won't feel like buying a Mussolini ashtray from the shops. 0235 00:21:40:24 00:21:47:04 At Don Massimo's the party continues in the closure-threatened convent. 0236 00:21:47:08 00:21:52:01 But the host is worried about the racist violence that mars Italy - 0237 00:21:52:05 00:21:56:07 - and which one of the residents of the convent has been subjected to. 0238 00:21:58:02 00:22:03:02 He was shot at with a gun with blanks by two boys of 13. 0239 00:22:03:06 00:22:07:01 Down by the trash cans. 0240 00:22:08:10 00:22:16:16 It's due to prejudices that have arisen out of the political slogans. 0241 00:22:16:20 00:22:24:00 Don Massimo Biancalani Priest Children in ordinary families have negative feelings about migrants. 0242 00:22:25:12 00:22:30:13 I think we're on a downward spiral in this country - 0243 00:22:30:17 00:22:35:12 - and that we haven't yet reached the bottom. 0244 00:22:37:13 00:22:40:19 Two days after my visit the convent is closed down - 0245 00:22:40:23 00:22:44:17 - due to a lack of fire safety. 0246 00:22:47:19 00:22:54:13 That which isn't created in Brussels or in the big banks is blood! 0247 00:22:54:17 00:22:57:22 It is history! 0248 00:22:58:01 00:23:01:18 It is the Europe of the eagle! 0249 00:23:01:22 00:23:06:24 A warm political summer is ending. For Giorgia it ends with a concert. 0250 00:23:07:03 00:23:11:18 This is not my Europe! 0251 00:23:11:22 00:23:16:16 Out of this Europe! 0252 00:23:17:20 00:23:21:19 But for her, the political struggle has only just begun. 0253 00:23:21:23 00:23:26:02 We're a movement for the natural family. 0254 00:23:26:06 00:23:30:14 The only true family. Mother, father, children. 0255 00:23:30:18 00:23:35:10 Right now it's hard, but I want children and a family. 0256 00:23:35:14 00:23:40:01 I'm a woman, so of course I want to be a mother. 0257 00:23:40:05 00:23:43:06 And I want a husband by my side. 0258 00:23:54:13 00:23:58:03 Giorgia is a radical part of the political landslide in Italy - 0259 00:23:58:07 00:24:05:19 - that feels that its fascist past is becoming less and less controversial. 0260 00:24:06:13 00:24:09:14 I want more changes. 0261 00:24:09:18 00:24:15:10 Things are definitely changing. 0262 00:24:15:14 00:24:20:13 But so slowly that I wouldn't call it progress. 0263 00:24:25:24 00:24:29:09 Subtitles: Tina Goldberg Dansk Video Tekst 0264 10:00:00:00 10:00:00:08 Pr.nr.: Horisont Unge fascister US DVT/TG/ML