Father, I don't feel loved,
Aldo doesn't see me or hear me, His mind's always elsewhere,
You need to win him back with your love, Don't give up,
Don't forget the enormous responsibility
weighing on your husband's shoulders,,, Italy,
Yes, of course,
Everything is left to me,
Not just material necessities,
The organisation of the house, the kids, who are hard to talk to, He knows that,
He listens to them out of responsibility because he's their father,
If he could, he'd lock himself in his study writing nice speeches for Italians,
He stays with us out of duty,
The other day, Maria Fida and Agnese were quarrelling, a trivial matter,
He couldn't find the words to placate them,
An "enough", said in a loud voice,,,
Nothing,
I don't know, sometimes I feel a sort of discord, hatred, towards me too,
Forgive me, madam, It's you who doesn't love him,
- You don't even make him dinner, - How do you know?
You told me, It's as if you want to humiliate him,
It's precisely in the spirit of the Gospel,
love is not a barter,
an exchange, I love you if you love me,,, no,
I love you even though you don't love me, you understand?
All these honours, these privileges of representation,
drivers rushing to open car doors for me, they don't interest me!
Actually, they irritate me,
I know I should be pleased, grateful, but instead I'm really angry,
Sometimes I just want to slap him!
Am I crazy?
Excuse me, there's something,,,
I don't understand,
Let's go,
- Let her through, - No, you can't,
- She's President Moro's wife, - I have my orders, I don't know you,,,
Let her through, Make way, please,
I'll escort you,
Please,
My husband? Is he dead?
They took him away, but we presume he's still alive,
- Where are his other bags? - What bags?
My husband has five bags,
His medication's in one, He has to take medication,
We didn't find any medication, They must have taken it,
Thank goodness,
Our colleague doesn't have any ID, so we can't identify him,
It's Raffaele lozzino,
- What? - Raffaele lozzino,
Raffaele lozzino,
There's a car, Mrs Moro,
Let them through,
- Want me to come with you? - No, I'll call you,
Father, you haven't absolved me,
- Who's at home? - Maria Fida,
- And Luca? - He's playing in his room,
- Please send Luca away, - My husband's coming, Luca doesn't know,
Madam, what should I do?
- Should I go shopping? - Yes, the shopping, of course,
See what we need,
Don't speak to the press, Say you work for another family,
Mute, not rude, Mute,
And unplug the phone, No, don't unplug it!
Senator,
- It's unheard of! Unacceptable! - Yes, yes,,,
Here,,,
Senator, don't cry, My grandson's here, He's only three,
Yes, I'm sorry, I can't control it,
Aldo, Aldo,
How could anyone,,,
Go home, please,
How could anyone conceive such a thing then actually do it?
Senator,,,
Surely you haven't come here to be comforted by us?
Please go home,
And tell our friends for now we wish to stay at home,
We don't want to see anyone,
We prefer to keep to ourselves and stay here,
Pleaseleave, Thank you,
Goodbye,
- Goodbye, -Go,
The party whips met,
There was a long series of consultations made by ingrao,
Now Zaccagnini is coming in,
He's greeted by Segni,
who opposed the government championed by Moro,
Segni offers Zaccagnini his sympathy,,,
Kids, we must prepare for a long wait,
They'll tell us not to do anything, to stay at home,
I know already,
Your dad said it during the Sossi kidnapping,
"Let the judiciary take care of it, It's their job,"
- Has anyone called Anna? - I'll let her know,
Yes, but try not to upset her in her condition,
We sadly announce the death of the fifth member of the escort
on security duty for the President of Christian Democracy,
His name is Francesco Zizzi There are no eyewitnesses from Moro's escort,
They're dead,
All five officers assigned to Moro were brutally slain,
I'm sorry, kids, I had a feeling it might come to this,
Today is a day of mourning,
It is a dramatic moment in the life of this country,,,
-Sir, - Good morning,
- Benigno, - Corrado,
No, Please, that's enough,
Mum, Zaccagnini's here,
We'll do everything in our power to free Aldo,
We'll bring Aldo home, I promise you,
- If he's alive, - He's alive,
All Italy is mobilised, We'll free him,
Excuse me, I need to make a call,
We are facing a small group of assassins,
- Madam, my deepest condolences, - My husband isn't dead yet,
Hello?
Mrs Leonardi, it's Eleonora Moro,
Listen, I,,,
I want to tell you that,,,
My pain isn't comparable to yours,
Death is irreparable, of course,
But I want to tell you that I, my children,
Luca, my whole family,,,
not just Aldo,
we all loved your husband,
And as much as it is in our power
we will help you, protect you,
We will never abandon you,
And then,,,
I'm deeply religious, as are you,
I believe your husband is in Heaven and he is listening to us,
I'm not saying this because I want to comfort you,
I know you are too intelligent to,,,
Madam, can you hear me?
Are you there? Madam?
Yes, yes, I can hear you,
It's just that I don't know what to say,
Everyone wants to encourage me, console me,
But I don't want to be consoled,
I don't want to cry,
Madam, I,,,
I can't,,,
I'm sending you a big hug,
Mr President,
After you, Mr President,
Mr President,
This way, please,
Good morning, Mr President,
Where's Eleonora?
She's coming,
Mum, the president's here,
Mum,
Nora!
Eleonora,
I'm speechless,
Every word that comes to mind
pales in the face of this catastrophe that is taking place,
But I am certain of this, convinced, sure, all Italy is with you,
We shall attempt the impossible, Those criminals will have no respite,
My children,
So many hugs,
The Holy Father Paul VI has expressly appointed me
in this moment of solemn,
anguished and trusting prayer,
to share his spiritual presence,
his word of comfort to the victims' families,
his solidarity with the one who,
unjustly held prisoner,
is present here in spirit,
in prayer for those
who much more than colleagues and assistants
were his friends and sons,
He extends to the authorities his wish
that their harmony in the united efforts
may restore order and justice,
and increase and grow the trust
of which the Italian people
feel such a need of at this time,
Don't leave!
This is your war, not ours!
Is that shirt his?
It's looser,
He's thinner,
Are they giving him his medicine?
Why wouldn't they? They can get it with fake prescriptions,
He looks resigned to me,
- What do you suppose he's thinking? - Who's ever understood that!
No, it's his usual expression,
- Maybe they've drugged him, - Why would they?
I don't know, Sleeping pills to keep him calm,
He doesn't seem injured, Maybe there was no need, right?
- And the lavatory? - They will have thought of that,
There'll be a chemical toilet,
Dad's obsessed with hygiene, He washes his hands all the time!
You think those bastards care?
- Maria Fida, why use that language? - What are they, then?
They are what they are, But we are Christians,
"Love your enemy," Have you forgotten?
They must pay, They have no excuse,
We are Christians, We must forgive them,
A life sentence isn't enough,
Now we must focus all our energy on one thing,
free Dad and that's it,
Check if there is a BR member among your friends,
Please!
- Why provoke people? - Why not?
Your movement has always been against him,
You called him an old reactionary who doesn't get young people,
All this bickering does no good! None,
Did the guards really keep their guns in the boot?
It's not true he didn't want an armoured car!
Christ is risen,
Yes, our Lord Jesus Christ
is risen from the dead
and has begun a new life,
for himself and for mankind,
The body of Christ,
Eat,
I am three,
Now go to Mummy so you can open the egg,
Kids, I have something to tell you,
I bought a bit of land in the Torrita Tiberina cemetery
to build a small chapel that will become our family chapel,
I know it's not a fun topic,
Will we all be there together?
It will be able to accommodate us all
even if, God willing, the family should grow,
As they say where I come from, in 100 years may we still be together,
- There's time, Dad, - All right,
Let's drop it, especially today on Easter,
Better to plan ahead,
We'd better break the egg,
If you want, we can go to Torrita in the coming weeks to take a look,
- Everybody off to the cemetery,,, - Do you want the egg?
Luca, it's time for the egg,
Easy,
One, two, three, go,
Hard,
Go, Luca,
Yay, it broke!
The one at the end,
This is our chapel,
One, two, three,,,
There are four places on either side,
Underneath there are four more places,
I thought they were further ahead with the work,
I want to see,,, No, don't worry,
It's Dad's handwriting,
This is for you,
Ths is for Cossiga,
This is for me,
- He wants to negotiate in secret, - I'm to be the go-between with Cossiga,
Do you have to deliver it? Do it now
Yes, but first make copies, I wouldn't like them to disappear,
My dearest Noretta,
on the occasion of Easter
I'm sending you all my warmest, most affectionate wishes,
with much tenderness for our family and for the little one, in particular,
It is the first time in 33 years that we have spent Easter apart,
In a few days our 33rd wedding anniversary
will be spent without us seeing each other,
I'd like you to ask Agnese to keep you company at night,
to occupy my place in the bed and check the gas is turned off,
- Mum, - Yes,
What do you think of the letter?
He hasn't written me a letter since we got engaged
that began with "Dearest Noretta",
It's as if the Aldo I knew as a girl has reawakened,
the fiance, the husband, the father,,,
that only we know,
A sort of miracle,
And we know him well, We are his family,
Forgive me, Agnese, I'd like to be alone,
- I'm sorry, - No, it's fine,
- Good night, - Good night,
- Check the gas, - Yes,
IS MORO INSANE?
ALDO MORO IS INSANE
Hi, Nora,
We can't do otherwise, Nora,
He himself says he may be forced to say things
that could damage the state,
So you pass him off as crazy, It's written, psychologists, psychiatrists,
No one has said anything like that, The papers exaggerate, chasing headlines,
They say what he wrote is due to the condition he's in,
Imprisoned, threatened,,,
The Brigades have forced our hand by publishing the letter to Cossiga,
It would be different if they hadn't done that, We must say those aren't Aldo's free thoughts,
Of course, because it's clear they're not,
They're not? The letters show that Aldo is perfectly sane,
They express his state of mind perfectly, What insanity?
In the depths of his soul,
he has always been a mediator, a man of good sense,
the soul of a Christian Democrat,
That's what Christian Democrats are like, or should be like, Christians!
- My husband requested negotiation, - The state must hold firm,
Aldo, in other circumstances would agree,
To defend the institutions from blackmail is our first duty,
So he must die, though no one dares to say it,
No, no one has said it, Or even thought it!
You forced him to be the president, He didn't want to,
He's paying for the whole party,
If it were you, Aldo would do the impossible to save you!
And instead you say he's crazy and you don't want to do anything,
Andreotti can't say Aldo is not to be held morally responsible! How dare he?
- What a snake! - We are doing the impossible!
Believe me,
But if we agree to negotiate today it would be a sign of weakness,
So you don't want to negotiate, This is the proof, Aldo has to die!
Negotiating would not make freeing Aldo any simpler,
For his own good, trust me,
Immediate capitulation in a kidnapping has always been a losing strategy,
Bye,
They want him dead, They've already decided, all of them,
They want a martyr, crucified like Christ,
To have him killed, wash their hands of him and sanctify him, That's how it will be,
Enough with prudence, We have to talk, shout, scream!
- I want to scream! - No,
Maria Fida, I beg you,
The situation's too delicate, All can be lost in a moment,
You're upset, as we all are, but stop it,
Dad is still alive,
One word and everything can fall apart,
If you really love your father, leave this house,
And don't say a word to anyone,
Go back to your house, be with Luca, if you really love your father,
I beg you,
- Don Giuseppe! - Please, get back!
No photos!
Sister, wait for me here,
Good morning, Is your mother home?
Yes, Mum, it's Don Giuseppe,
Forgive me for showing up unannounced, but for a few days
the Mother Superior from the Convent of San Clemente
has wanted to speak to you,
She has sensational news,
- Why didn't she go to the police? - She tried, They won't listen to her,
- She's not a fanatic, is she? - No, I'd never allow that, I guarantee it,
She's downstairs, if you'd care to meet her,
We can go up,
No, I didn't imagine it, I saw your husband with my own two eyes,
A few days after the kidnapping,
I saw a car pull up in the courtyard of the building opposite the convent,
A blindfolded man was pulled out of the boot,
I saw it from the bathroom window, standing on the lavatory,
I don't know why I climbed up there,
It was an intuition, There's no reason,
Then in the next few days, from the same position,
I saw police cars with their sirens turned off
and civilian cars coming and going,
A lot of activity,
And a priest brought in by car,
also blindfolded, who was let in through the front door,
I'm sorry, but were you at the window all day?
Of course not,
I'd go there when I heard movement, In short, comings and goings,
And screams, incomprehensible screams,
In a foreign language, I think, Unfortunately I don't know any languages,
I only know Italian, Latin and some Greek,
- Did you tell the police? - Yes, of course,
But they don't believe me, They think I'm crazy,
It's convenient, They think everyone's crazy,
If you disagree, you're crazy,
It's the easiest way out,
But when the crazy party has the majority, we'll see what happens,
They'll change their minds, but too late,
Very well,
Write down the address of the convent,
- Don't you want to come now? - No,
No, Mother, The lady has to act prudently,
First she has to inform the Ministry of the Interior,
Mother, thank you, Thank you so much, If you'll excuse me,
- I'll be expecting you, - Yes,
Hello?
Francesco, it's Eleonora, A nun came to me,,,
I know everything, She's a visionary,
You said you're open to mediums, clairvoyants!
Not anymore, We can't risk them accusing us again,
We don't want to be insulted again, The generals have had enough,
It's been a month, What do you have?
I can't talk on the phone, We're holding some good cards,
Have faith,
Everyone tells me to have faith, You were like a son to Aldo,
He created you, You were supposed to protect him!
And this is why I can't find peace,
- Then find him! - We will,
No, find him! Alive because he is alive! Otherwise, worse for you!
I ask you this small, generous act,
One lunatic more, one lunatic less, what changes?
- All right, I promise, - No, now!
Since this morning dozens of divers
have been searching the bottom of Lake Duchessa,
to verify the macabre announcement
contained in a flyer signed by the Red Brigades,
but whose authenticity remains dubious,
that communicated the death of the Christian Democracy statesman,
The divers' attempts have been in vain,
The ice is layered in such a way
that a body cannot be submerged,,,
Can you stop smoking?
Now the fireman will enter
to study the frozen surface of the take,
Their efforts continue,
A hole has been made in the ice in which to place the explosives,
MORO ON BORROWED TIME
FIERCE ULTIMATUM FROM RED BRIGADES
Communiqué number seven was a fake,
The police immediately informed the government, yet everyone believed it,
They printed posters,,,
"Aldo Moro has been murdered, He lives in our hearts,,,"
Luckily, they stopped them in time,
They can't wait, They want to be free of him,
It's a 48-hour ultimatum and 24 have already passed,
Yes, but things are moving,
Just now a notice has reached Caritas, apparently from a Red Brigades militant,
It says Aldo will call at 8 p,m, to speak with you,
- With me? - Yes,
To prove he is alive and the channel is reliable,
We must have faith,
Please! Please, let us through,
Thank you,
Mrs Moro!
Come forward,
It's Mrs Moro! Good morning,
We're all praying for you,
Yes, it's Moro's wife, God bless you, madam,
Welcome, Mrs Moro, This way,
- Take a seat, - No, I prefer to stand,
Please move away,
Thank you,
Hello?
Mrs Eleonora Moro?
Yes, speaking,
I know her voice,
No, it's not her,
This is Eleonora Moro,
No, let's go, It's a trap,
No, it's me! I am Eleonora Moro!
Please!
Mum, the Pope's appeal is on,
l am writing to you, men of the Red Brigades,
Restore to freedom, to his family, to civilian life,
the Honourable Aldo Moro,
I have no mandate towards him,
nor am I tied to him by any persona! interests,
I love him as a member of the great human family,
as a brother in faith and as a son of the Church of Christ,
And it is in the supreme name of Christ
that I beg you on my knees, free the Honourable Aldo Moro,
simply, without conditions,,,
He has given up too,
The day began at 11, when Secretary Zaccagnini arrived at party headquarters,
He will publicly express
the great emotion and the deep gratitude
of all Christian Democrats for the Pope's noble words
asking for the release of Aldo Moro,
Zaccagnini said hope is alive that this appeal may be heard,
Yes?
I am one of those involved with your father,
I have to pass on a final message,
We are making this call to be thorough,
because your father insists you've been tricked
and perhaps you're assessing things based on a misunderstanding,
So far you've done things that are useless,
Yes,
The die has been cast and we have made up our minds,
We can only do what was stated in communiqué number eight,
- Number eight, which one is that? - Read it again, Don't waste my time!
We ask for an immediate and clear statement from Zaccagnini,
If not, be advised, this is all we can do,
- Do you understand? - Yes, I understand perfectly,
That is the only possibility, We are making this call to be thorough,
A death sentence is not something to be taken lightly, not even on our side,
We are aware of our responsibilities,,,
and we would like,,,
seeing as your father believes you haven't acted
because you're ill advised,,,
We have done everything we could, We're prisoners,
The problem is political so the Christian Democracy Party must step in,
We insisted on that! It's the only way to enter into negotiations,
- If this does not happen,,, - Sorry, I don't understand,
I'm not authorised to discuss this,
- Sorry, -1 can only communicate this,
Only a direct and clear statement from Zaccagnini can change the situation,
We've decided, In the coming hours,,, the inevitable will happen,
I have nothing else to say!
Thank you,
This is Eleonora Moro, I must speak to the president,
Good evening,,,
- It's urgent, My husband,,, - Hold, I'll connect you,
Thank you,
- Mr President, the Red Brigades phoned, - I expected that,
Do something, You can, you must, do something,
I'll come to you right away
No, don't come here, Do something, Call Zaccagnini, He doesn't listen to me,
A word from you could,,,
They want a statement from Zaccagnini, or,,,
Nora, calm down, These are terrorists,
You must put pressure on Zaccagnini, or else,,,
I understand,
I kiss your hand,
He didn't even realise it was me,
He thought I was one of you,
He kept saying "your father",
And then I said sorry to him,
I said sorry,
I said sorry to a murderer, to your father's jailer,
I even thanked him,
Mum, Giovanni's here,
I went to Zaccagnini like you said,
I explained to him that to save Dad
direct and clear action is needed,
From him and the party, otherwise they'll kill him,
- What did he say? - He acknowledged it,
Then he said it's a tricky situation, Aldo and Italy,
He was ill at ease,
Nothing else?
Yes, he said he'll summon the party leadership,
And he started to cry?
Yes,
I'm calling Guerzoni,
Good evening, I have a message from the family,
"Aldo Moro's family believes the Christian Democracy Party's attitude
"is totally insufficient to save Aldo Moro's life,
"In all conscience we can no longer remain silent
"in the face of the party's attitude,
"We believe, with this appeal,
"we are expressing the will of our family member,
"He is not able to express it directly
"without basically being declared insane
"by almost all of the Italian political world
especially Christian Democracy
"and by groups of self-proclaimed friends and acquaintances of Aldo Moro,"
Who are these friends?
"To avoid a long season of death and pain it is pointless to deny the harsh reality,
"It must instead be faced with clear-sighted courage,
"The Moro family,"
What does the family intend to do now?
That's enough now,
There's no time,
Come on,
Where is President Moro?
President Moro?
He's upstairs in makeup, I'll take you,
Professor,
Excuse me, They want to talk to you,
- Are you Mrs Moro? - Yes, excuse me,
No, wait,
I'm Professor Cappuccio, I teach Theatrical Studies at the university,
They're just some students of mine,
I wanted to indulge them
in this experiment of a direct gaze on reality,
They're young, enthusiastic, They need to experiment,
I assure you that it is respectful work, not at all ideological,
It's not for economic gain, It's simply a university exercise,
I hope when your husband is freed that he can see it,
I know he is very fond of young people,
Sorry I disturbed you, Good work,
The authors have taken dramatic licence with people and events,
Any connection with any person not explicitly identified, living or dead, is coincidental,