Reviews for Robbing Mussolini have been mixed, with a "Fresh" rating on but a lower audience score.
The story centers on (Pietro Castellitto), a black-market smuggler who discovers that Mussolini's secretary, Borsalino (Filippo Timi), is preparing to flee to Switzerland with a massive stash of gold and jewelry. Isola assembles a team of "misfits and rogues," including an anarchist explosives expert named Molotov (Alberto Astorri) and a legendary race car driver, Giovanni Fabbri (Maccio Capatonda). Robbing.Mussolini.2022.PL.720p.WEB-DL.XviD.DD5....
Reviewers praised the film's fast pacing (running 94 minutes), stylish cinematography, and the performance of Matilda De Angelis. Reviews for Robbing Mussolini have been mixed, with
Released on October 26, 2022, ( Rapiniamo il Duce ) is an Italian action-heist comedy directed by Renato De Maria . Set in the final days of World War II in 1945 Milan, the film follows a ragtag group of resistance misfits planning an impossible heist: stealing Benito Mussolini’s legendary treasure from the fascist headquarters. Plot and Setting Reviewers praised the film's fast pacing (running 94
Critics often describe the film as an Italian stylistic cousin to Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds . It blends historical wartime drama with high-energy heist tropes and intentional anachronisms, such as Matilda De Angelis performing an Italian cover of The Rolling Stones' "Paint It Black" decades before its actual release. The film also incorporates animated sequences to introduce characters, giving it a "cinecomic" aesthetic.