01x01 - Aldo Moro

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Set up a second, wider cordon

around the entire hospital.

-Use the helicopters.

-They're already deployed.

-I can't hear them.

-They're in the air.

Call the Minister of Defense.

Don't forget double cordon.

Good morning.

-Well?

-He is stable.

-Has he said anything?

-Nothing.

-Who knows that he's alive and free?

-No one, not even his family.

No one must know that he's here.

One thing at a time.

-Not even the Pope?

-No, not yet.

What is stopping us

from releasing the news?

Caution. First we must talk

to our American friends.

How is he? Is he conscious?

-Does he remember anything?

-He's exhausted.

-Can we see him?

-Let him rest for now.

-Just quickly and quietly.

-He needs to rest.

In this situation

I thank the Red Brigades

for their generosity.

By grace

they saved my life and

restored my freedom.

For this I am deeply grateful.

As for the rest,

after everything that's happened,

I have no choice but to state

my thorough incompatibility

with the Christian Democracy.

I shall forego all public office,

except for any future candidature.

I resign from the DC.

Let's close everything. Help me!

Turn the lights off. Quickly!

Fascists, bourgeoisie,

soon dead you'll be!

In 1978, Aldo Moro, president of

the Christian Democracy (DC),

tries to form a unity government

with the Communist Party

for the first time

in a NATO member state.

Chlorine for the clergy,

dioxin for the DC!

Lead for the MSI!

We can't make an agreement

ROME

MARCH 12, 1978

or our voters will feel betrayed

and turn their backs on us.

Our electorate is our wealth.

Their crosses on our symbol,

the crusader shield

are our political reason

of existence.

What would we be without

their patient approval?

They ask us to lead the country,

not to negotiate with the enemy.

We are the majority of the party.

All respectable people, gentlemen.

Although much of the leftist

and radical press

calls us wrongdoers.

We say no to

an emergency government.

We say no to a coalition government

including the PCI.

We don't trust the Communist Party

that has unleashed hatred and

mockery against us!

Where do you think this climate of

violence comes from?

Those hotheads

are destroying our city!

They come under our windows,

not in front of the PCI headquarters.

They don't sh**t there!

Not there!

Therefore, we demand a vote

and the votes to be counted

to see how many like us

shout out loud:

Never with the Communists!

Never!

Never!

Let the Communists wait

another 50 years!

And they must prove

that they are not Moscow's vassals!

Silence, my friends.

PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE

President Aldo Moro

has asked for the floor.

If we go to a vote,

we'll be the minority.

Colleagues and friends.

We are in front of questions

SECRETARY OF THE

CHRISTIAN DEMOCRACY

MINISTER OF THE INTERIOR

that I have defined as unpleasant.

PRIME MINISTER

There's something broken,

something rusty

in the mechanism of

Italian political life.

Another party has, for years,

threatened our primacy.

Two winners of the same battle

create problems.

Imagine what would happen

in this country,

so full of passion

but with such fragile structures

if the opposition's logic

were to be fully applied.

We'd be at a standstill,

paralyzing the entire country.

This is why it is important

to include

those 33 % of Italians

who do not vote for us.

I want to be extremely clear.

Those who do not agree,

must trust us.

As you know,

I respect everyone's position,

but I repeat to everyone:

Let us be united.

Should we err,

it is better to err together.

But if we get it right,

it will be wonderful

to get it right together.

But we must stick together.

Because it is the unity

of what we are

that has made us,

these past thirty years,

the biggest Italian popular party.

So, my friends,

it's about courage and trust,

it's about living the time

we are given.

It is today we are given to live,

and today is

the time for responsibility.

Thank you.

Good evening.

Hi.

-Thanks for coming.

-No problem.

-Where do you want to sit?

-Wherever you like.

Come.

-Would you like a drink?

-No, thanks.

Did you see? The world didn't end.

We even reached party majority.

You know, if all the party factions

are involved,

proportionally distributing

ministries and undersecretaryships,

and in this you are a master,

the party will obey.

My fear is the Americans.

Verbal reassurances

might not be enough for them.

They are different. They don't go

for subtleties, for them red is red.

We'll show the Americans

that nothing will change.

Andreotti will still be

Prime Minister.

You'll be Minister of the Interior.

Thank you,

I'm honored by your trust.

No need to thank me,

you have what it takes.

You also have the creativity

to fulfill the role.

Reassure them.

After all these years

they still haven't realized

that the PCI is at least

as legitimate as we are.

-They don't understand.

-You must insist.

"Constant dripping

hollows the stone."

How are things with your wife?

She's always home.

She lives like a ghost.

Or maybe I'm the ghost.

She ignores me.

When I come home, she disappears.

Politics has a price, dear friend.

Stay strong.

We must never forget

that we are on a mission.

Faith in this mission must help us

endure our domestic woes.

Don't go there, there is a fire.

The firemen are working on it.

-President.

-Good evening, carry on.

-Shall we turn on the siren?

-No, there's no need.

-Should I prepare something to eat?

-Don't worry, you can go home.

-Good night.

-Good night. See you tomorrow.

-Dad?

-Agnese.

You are still awake?

Why don't you go to bed?

I'm reading the paper.

-Did you wash your hands?

-I'll do it now.

So, what is going to happen?

I think at least within the party,

we should reach an agreement.

I made a long speech,

more than an hour and ten minutes,

to convince

the more recalcitrant exponents.

Afterwards I realized that

I hadn't uttered that word once.

What word?

Communism.

I didn't say that word even once.

But not out of fear.

I didn't want to frighten them.

Those earrings?

Lionello.

They're lovely.

He gave them to me tonight.

So, this Lionello

Go to bed.

I was just asking.

I'll stay up for a while.

Giovanni isn't back yet.

Good night, then.

-Wash your hands well.

-I just washed them.

-Hi, Giovanni. Good night.

-Good night, Dad.

-Did you take some Valeriana?

-Yes, but it doesn't work.

-Take a Valium.

-I don't want to get addicted to it.

I was wondering

Should you ever need a notary

No, please, tomorrow.

-Remember Brighetti.

-Yes, all right.

He's good, scrupulous, honest.

For selling assets,

get advice from my brother,

because none of us in this house

knows much about these things.

We are all idealists.

I'll stop talking.

Pray, all right?

If I pray I'll wake up completely.

Sleep. Close your eyes.

Good. Now we'll all sleep.

MARCH 13

-Good morning, sir.

-Good morning.

Good morning, Domenico.

Good morning.

Thank you.

President!

I just want to talk to him.

Please, can I give you my son's CV?

He's good, so clever,

but he can't find work.

He graduated summa c*m laude,

but he can't find a job.

Please, help us. Thank you.

-Have a good day.

-Same to you.

Thank you.

You who live and reign

forever and ever.

Amen.

May the peace of the Lord

be with you.

And with your spirit.

Let us offer each other

a sign of peace.

Peace.

FIGHT HARD WITHOUT FEAR

For you.

Comrades, hand them out.

Hand them out.

Hand them out.

-Comrades, hand them out.

-Good morning, professor.

-Good morning, Tritto.

-Give it to me.

Give me one.

Feels the same as last year,

holding classes in a private school.

No, this year it's much worse.

Hold this for me, please.

-Good morning.

-Good morning, professor.

Before we begin today,

allow me to digress.

I don't know how many of you

saw on Saturday night

the television adaptation of

Pinocchio.

I watched it with my little grandson

who enjoyed it immensely

and was very moved by it.

I don't know whether it was

from professional deformation,

but during the trial scene

President!

Excuse me, who are you?

You can buy PCI revisionists,

but never the proletariat.

You're not in my course.

-What difference does that make?

-Well, this course is for

The proletariat will never be

your accomplice.

We'll never be your accomplices.

I don't understand

how this is relevant.

This protest of yours would be

more justified in a public setting,

in a rally, in a political debate.

A university hall is not the place

But it is! Because it's here

that consciousness is formed

and deformed.

-Shut up!

-You shut up!

You're in the minority,

but since I respect

the laws and the institutions

to which this course is dedicated,

I ask you not to obstruct

the majority of students

We're the majority in here.

-It's not true.

-It is.

They keep quiet out of fear.

They only obey you out of fear.

May I ask you again politely to leave

and allow us to go on

with the class.

Very well, then stay.

We'll begin,

it may interest you as well.

-I'll do the roll call later.

-OK.

Please go to article 62

regarding general mitigating

circumstances.

MARCH 15

-Yes?

-This is Cossiga.

-Put the president on.

-Now.

Minister Cossiga

wants to speak to you.

-What is it, Francesco?

-They k*lled a carabinieri sergeant.

No

It's become a daily occurrence.

Either a m*rder or a kneecapping.

-Has anyone claimed responsibility?

-Not yet.

It's Red Brigades or Prima Linea.

They are rivals.

I have to go,

I'm about to enter the Vatican.

I'll let you know

if there's any news.

-Say a prayer for me.

-For sure.

-Bye.

-Bye, Aldo.

Blessed are those called

to the supper of the Lamb.

Lamb of God who takes away

the sins of the world.

The body of Christ.

-The body of Christ.

-Amen.

-The body of Christ.

-Amen.

The body of Christ.

Amen.

-The body of Christ.

-Amen.

I found a letter of yours

in my archive.

Addressed to Cardinal Siri,

dated 1962.

You asked for support

in opening up to the Socialists.

You said it was a way

to isolate the Communist Party.

And now you want to let

the Communists into the government.

No, I want the Communists

to support this government,

but without any official role.

I'm well aware of the dramatic times

we're living in,

but I think of the consciences

of those Catholics

who are against divorce, ab*rtion,

now that Parliament is close

to passing a bill

to legalize

the termination of pregnancy.

I think of those consciences

faced with a party

that defines itself as Christian,

but which forms alliances with those

who have profoundly different beliefs

on fundamental issues.

It's disorienting, Aldo.

That is precisely why, Your Holiness,

it's essential, now more than ever,

that a connection is being created

between differing ideological forces,

that our relationship

should not be blurred.

It must remain clear that our values

remain those of the Church.

Besides, that letter to Cardinal Siri

is from fifteen years ago.

Fifteen years have passed, it's true,

but some are still angry about it,

imagine now.

All I ask is that I may be allowed

to exercise persuasion.

I'm tired, Aldo.

Your Holiness,

are you breathing well?

Well enough.

Father Giano.

Thank you, Your Holiness.

May the Lord be with you.

Let's go, please.

Considering all the different

factions we came up with this.

The Communists will never

vote for it.

Let's change the list,

we'll leave the party no choice.

I'm the secretary, you the president,

Giulio the head of government,

we have every right to decide.

The true unknown

is the Communists' reaction.

We shouldn't be asking ourselves

whether a government like this

with these ministers

who were already sworn in,

or with these undersecretaries,

will be accepted by the Communists,

but whether this government

would be accepted by the world.

No, this is the government.

You can reduce the undersecretaries,

but for me it's fine.

Only the list of undersecretaries

has been changed.

Am I on it?

Those who are out

will make up for it next time.

No, you're not on it.

I'm not on it anymore.

You certainly are.

You have the Ministry of Agriculture.

-But I'm a head radiologist.

-Agriculture is all about health.

You've butchered us!

We had to reduce the amount

to give a signal of discontinuity.

-What does that mean?

-Five at Foreign Affairs?

But Foreign Affairs

isn't some lesser ministry.

My faction is entitled to

some compensation!

We're not at a street market.

You've halved us

as if we were unpresentable.

Let's behave.

The very presence of the Communists

in the majority

requires a more widely spread

defense of the government.

Spread yourself too thin and you die.

The presidency already has five.

You came up with an undersecretary

for women's issues.

What problems do women have that

made an undersecretary necessary?

If I bring 100,000 Christian voters,

picked one by one,

it's only right that they are

proportionally represented.

We don't count for anything.

But remember that these votes

are our votes.

What will my mother say?

SECRETARY OF

THE COMMUNIST PARTY

The president is in the car.

Thank you.

-Thank you.

-President.

Thank you for coming.

This is the list.

I understand your disappointment,

but it's only in the shadow of

apparent conservatism

that you can bring about change.

In this country, at least.

It's your vote of confidence

that will change everything.

This would be true innovation,

true change.

Which would also

pave the road for you

towards a real participation

in a future government.

This is

only the first step.

Think about it carefully.

The party leadership will decide.

Of course.

Listen.

What do you think

they're talking about?

I sometimes wonder.

They make far fewer problems

for themselves than we do.

Maybe they're the proof

that this country is ripe.

In fact, it might be ahead of us.

Bye.

-Sergeant.

-Good evening.

-Leonardi, call Maria Fida, please?

-Right away.

-Fida.

-Hi, Dad.

Hi, I wanted to ask you

if Luca can stay with us

again tonight?

-But he stayed over last night too.

-I know.

-You'll spoil him like this.

-I know.

Tomorrow's an important day,

and I sleep better if he's there.

Okay, I'll pick him up

in the morning.

- I'll let Mom know.

- All right.

-But tomorrow he's coming home.

-Ok, I promise. Bye.

Bye bye.

Thank you, Leonardi.

Listen, Eleonora.

Tomorrow, after the vote

we could go to Torrita Tiberina.

The builders never finish the job,

maybe seeing us will help.

Yes, but it's always raining.

Let's go on Sunday.

Bricklayers don't work on Sundays.

We'll think about it tomorrow.

Come to bed.

Come on.

I'll go get the president.

MARCH 16

-Yellow.

-What are you building?

Good morning.

-Want to come with Grandpa?

-I'll get the bags.

Will they let me in?

You're small. I'll put you in my bag

so they don't see you.

How will I breathe?

Gosh, if you stick your head out

the policemen will see you.

Okay, we'll think about it.

Good morning.

Hi, Mom.

Bye, Luca.

-Has the boy eaten?

-Yes.

He even ate some fruit.

Thanks.

Sweetheart, get ready.

We have to go.

See you later.

Good morning, Mrs. Moro.

President.

What's he doing, is he crazy?

Slow down.

-The florist is not there?

-No.

President, get down! Stay down!

C'mon, come!

Come, president!

Quickly!

Get in! Quick!

Wait!

Go, go!

Quickly.

Help me.

Slowly.

Slowly.

I swear to be faithful

to the republic,

to observe its constitution

and its laws

and to carry out my duties

in the interest of the nation.

I swear.

Now the undersecretaries to

the council of ministers.

The Honorable Piergiorgio Bressani.

Senator Giovanni Del Rio.

Giulio, a tragedy.

-What?

-Moro has been kidnapped.

Senator Vincenzo Senese.

Moro has been kidnapped!

Red! Red Brigades!

Red! Red Brigades!

BREAKING NEWS

The president of the Christian

Democracy Aldo Mor o

has been kidnapped.

Turn up the volume.

He left his residence

to go to Montecitorio

where the parliamentary debate on the

new government was to take place.

Moro had an escort of five people.

According to the earliest accounts,

four of the five men have died.

Moro has been kidnapped. There are

no traces of the kidnappers.

- On the scene have arrived

- Your Holiness, please .

the Minister of the Interior

Cossiga and the police chief.

Rome has been locked down so that

the kidnappers won't get away.

Come, Your Holiness. Please.

Moro was always escorted

by five men.

This morning the t*rrorists used the

same technique used in Germany.

They opened fire on the escort,

without any warning

and kidnapped Moro.

The cilice.

Holy Father, right now?

When the news reached Montecitorio

it was received with shock,

dismay and protest.

Agency news flashes are coming in,

here are the first statements.

Minister Tina Anselmi

Excuse me, they're calling me.

-We're connected with Montecitorio.

-What are the reactions?

President Ingrao

is giving a statement.

We'll cross over to him.

Just a moment

-Tighter.

-We can't hear anything.

Please send someone to my house .

I need a change of clothes.

Here.

Don't let anyone in.

Right away, Prime Minister.

Fascists, bourgeoisie,

soon dead you'll be!

Fascists, bourgeoisie,

soon dead you'll be!

The bourgeois state can't change,

it must be demolished!

The bourgeois state can't change,

it must be demolished!

Let's go.

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