Il Sindaco/ Italian Politics for dummies

On election night on 12 June Ismaele La Vardera secured just 2.7% of the vote in his campaign to become mayor of Palermo, in Sicily. But there was a twist in the tale: he had taken a hidden camera with him on the campaign trail, and recorded his experience. The footage has been made into a documentary called Italian Politics for Dummies. Scheduled for release at the end of November, the film shines a light on the workings of Italy’s populist parties, as well as alleged mafia interference.