Eroici! 100 anni di passione e racconti di sport

Synopsis

On the prestigious occasion of the one-hundredth anniversary of the Corriere dello Sport, one of the most widely-read daily newspapers in Italy, the documentary explores the deep essence of sports, a veritable social and cultural collector, and the evolution in the they are practiced and reported.

COMMENTARY

The story unfurls from a double perspective: on the one hand, it gives a voice to the great athletes and protagonists of Italia sports; on the other, it documents the foundation, production and distribution of the newspaper, a veritable archive of our country’s collective memory. The result is a powerful and compelling account in which stories and anecdotes are destined to remain eternal, to shape the way that Italians experience and celebrate their sporting passions.

DIRECTOR＇S STATEMENT

For 100 years, the print media have been part of the history of our country, like in many other countries in the world, offering daily information, stories and anecdotes to millions of readers. What would sports be without information? Would sports legends be created if no one was there to tell their story?