This year marks 100 years since the Italian dictator Benito Mussolini carried out the seizure of power that was the starting point for a wave of fascism that spread in interwar Europe. Film expert Mark Cousins ​​(The Story of Film: An Odyssey) has delved deep into both older archival material and current images to tell the story of the rise of fascism both historically and today, as well as how the film as a tool was crucial to its success.

The March against Rome is an investigative and formative documentary, which reflects on contemporary far-right movements in relation to their history.