25 Dec 1997
Wag the Dog
During the final weeks of a presidential race, the President is accused of sexual misconduct. To distract the public until the election, the President's adviser hires a Hollywood producer to help him stage a fake war.
Rose Island
In 1968, engineer Giorgio Rosa established the independent state called "The Isle of Roses" off the coast of Rimini, built on a platform outside the territorial waters, with Esperanto as the official language. The Italian authorities did not take it well because the micronation was seen as an expedient to not pay taxes on the revenues obtained thanks to the arrival of numerous tourists and curious people.
Top Billed Cast
Elio Germano Giorgio Rosa
Matilda De Angelis Gabriella
Fabrizio Bentivoglio Franco Restivo
François Cluzet Jean Baptiste Toma'
Tom Wlaschiha W.R. Neumann
Luca Zingaretti Giovanni Leone
Leonardo Lidi Maurizio Orlandini
Fabrizio Rongione Monsieur Carlozzi
Marco Pancrazi Bruno Spaggiari
Andrea Pennacchi Ulisse Rosa
Alberto Astorri Pietro Bernardini
Violetta Zironi Franca
Christian Ginepro Poliziotto
Frank Gerrish 
Christian Stamm The reporter
Ascanio Balbo Carlo
Giulio Farnese Cardinale Emanuele Nunziante
Luca Della Bianca Francesco Cossiga
Marco Sincini Giulio Andreotti
Vincent Frost Naval officer Malta
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