Violet Gibson: The Irish Woman Who Shot Mussolini
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Director
Barrie Dowdall
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Credits
Producer:
Barrie Dowdall,
Siobhan Lynam.Cinematographer:
Jass Foley -
Principal Cast
Olwen Fouéré
Paraic Cullen
Susan Barrett
Laura Kelly
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Category
Documentary
The extraordinary true story of the Irish woman who shot Mussolini is brought to life in Barrie Dowdall's documentary. Violet Gibson, daughter of the Lord Chancellor to Ireland, shot the dictator at point-blank range as she faced a fascist mob in Rome in 1926. With Olwen Fouéré in the titular role, this docu-drama looks at how Gibson almost changed the course of history and the enormous personal price she paid.
105 minutes, Ireland, 2020, Colour
