It premiered at the 54th International Film Festival Rotterdam, where it won the Tiger Award.

Director Igor Bezinović engages residents of present-day Rijeka to reenact images of Gabriele D'Annunzio's occupation of the city.

Regarding his approach for the film, he stated, "It's like a history lesson but retold in a fun way.

[4][5] Wendy Ide of Screen Daily called the film "forthright, unflinching and very funny" and "a gloriously punk spin on the historical documentary genre".

[6] Guy Lodge of Variety called the film "both compelling and very amusing".