Cuarón, Del Toro, and More Condemn Italian Fascists After Violent ‘First Reformed’ Screening

Italian Fascists are a thing again? I know populists got elected but anti-migrant is NOT fascism.

Cinema America screens films outside in Rome. First Reformed was not the reason for attacks AFAIK.

https://www.indiewire.com/2019/06/first-reformed-violence-italy-fascism-cinema-america-1202153554/

Like many outdoor screening series, the Rome-based Cinema America gathers hundreds of people during the summer to watch movies from around the world. This month, however, the group’s gathering turned into a battlefield. Following a June 16 screening of Paul Schrader’s “First Reformed,” four young men were hospitalized after brutal attacks by far-right fascists who singled out a victim for wearing a “Cinema America” t-shirt.

“It’s important to say that we’re not the usual antagonistic and antifascist reality of the far left,” Carocci said. “We are attached to leftist values, but we’re very democratic. Our events are supported by many private companies.”