Director: Sydney Sibilia
Cast: Elio Germano , Leonardo Lidi , Matilda De Angelis , Tom Wlaschiha , Luca Zingaretti , Fabrizio Bentivoglio , François Cluzet , Ascanio Balbo , Violetta Zironi , Teco Celio , Eliana Bosi
Plot: An idealistic engineer builds his own island off the Italian coast and declares it a nation, drawing the world's attention. Values are tested when the Italian Government declares him an enemy, but to change the world risks must be taken. Based on the true story of Giorgio Rosa and the tiny nation he founded in 1968 off the Rimini coast, embodying a generation's dreams and aspirations.
My Movie Review: The movie is a beautiful scape on one dreamer's vision such an interesting story that ends in disappointment when there's no wonder left to marvel towards it's latter part:( Rose Island is aspirational such a breath of fresh air when it was introduce first with a colorful poster there's a light adventure feel about it that get me excited in breeze but when I saw start or first scene there's something dark heavy feeling about the story I didn't see the bright party scenes I'd expect instead a dull origin story of how the planning start' of how to build the island! Towards the middle the fun part of the movie start happening as Rose Island was a symbol of freedom that Giorgio felt wasn’t possible in the modern world become true with new language! The island began attracting huge crowds with parties and drinking under a new country and new law people from across the world revoked their original citizenship hope they focus on the fun side' this could have been better movie and even more worthy to become a Rose Islander:)
Critic Reviews: A kind of Italian Fitzcarraldo, Rose Island persuasively argues that dreamers can move mountains. It offers little in the way of surprises, but it's hard not to be won over by its small-scale delights. Sibilia and co-writer Francesca Manieri successfully mix whimsy and pathos to give us something truly inspiring. Entertaining adaptation of an anarchistic story that deserves to be better known. It's a classic underdog story that insists, and in some ways proves, that all you really need in life is the will to make a difference and the stubbornness to not be told no. You wait for anything much to happen. Man builds own country; language and drinking. The film's account with Elio Germano certainly doesn't stake out new territory, but tale of mavericks pursuing their dream and defying stuffy politicians is lively enough. A granddaddy of A wasted opportunity! This isn't all that great but what's here is cute and perfectly watchable!
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