Vogliamo i colonnelli

Tritoni, a far right member of parliament from Livorno, is frustrated by the compromising approach adopted by his party, and decides to take direct action: the organization of a coup to overturn the democratic government. To do so, he involves some serving or retired soldiers, and together they concoct a plan to gain control of strategic sites. But this new rag-tag army fails in its aims and everything goes wrong on the day. However, their action is subsequently slyly used by the government to justify an authoritarian policy. (Venice International Film Festival)