Viva Zapato


2004

Brief Synopsis

Focuses on the sticky issue of censorship in the Italian media, featuring Nobel literary prizewinner Dario Fo, and interviews with Italian journalists Enzo Biagi and Michele Santoro and comic Daniele Luttazzi--all of whom had their programs withdrawn from TV after prime minister Silvio Berlusconi pu

Film Details

Also Known As
Viva Sapato!
Genre
Comedy
Release Date
2004
Production Company
Euroficcion; Total Filmes
Distribution Company
20th Century Fox International; CinTart; First Look Holdings; Frenetic Films; Golem Distribution; Haut Et Court
Location
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Synopsis

Focuses on the sticky issue of censorship in the Italian media, featuring Nobel literary prizewinner Dario Fo, and interviews with Italian journalists Enzo Biagi and Michele Santoro and comic Daniele Luttazzi--all of whom had their programs withdrawn from TV after prime minister Silvio Berlusconi publicly complained that they had made "criminal" use of television when they took aim at him in the run-up to the 2001 national elections.

Film Details

Also Known As
Viva Sapato!
Genre
Comedy
Release Date
2004
Production Company
Euroficcion; Total Filmes
Distribution Company
20th Century Fox International; CinTart; First Look Holdings; Frenetic Films; Golem Distribution; Haut Et Court
Location
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in Brazil November 19, 2004

Released in United States July 20, 2004

Released in United States on DVD July 20, 2004

Released in United States July 20, 2004

Released in United States on DVD July 20, 2004

Released in Brazil November 19, 2004