Palombella rossa

• Comedy
• Drama

A darkly humorous and subtly unsettling political satire, *Palombella rossa* unfolds almost entirely within the setting of a crucial water polo match, mirroring the fragmented recollections of a Communist politician grappling with sudden amnesia. His fading memory isn't met with alarm, but with a strange indifference, allowing the film to explore the broader societal and ideological erosion of Italian communism through the lens of one man’s personal identity crisis. The sport itself becomes a metaphor for the political maneuvering and shifting allegiances, while the absent concern for the protagonist’s condition offers a biting commentary on political apathy. Instead of a straightforward narrative, the film presents a dreamlike, almost surreal experience, grounding its political commentary in a poignant and peculiar mother-son dynamic, prompting contemplation on the nature of belief and the fallibility of memory within a rapidly changing world.