Kosakenland in Italien

The film recounts the story of the Cossacks, a nomadic people who occupied the region of Carnia and Upper Friuli (Italy) in 1944. As allies of the Third Reich, they had been promised that they could establish their new homeland in Friuli once the war was over. Resulting from a meticulous research, and rich in previously unpublished documents and testimonies, this documentary recounts how the Cossack presence, though limited in time, left a mark on the social fabric of the region.