Hammamet is a 2020 Italian biographical drama co-written and directed by Gianni Amelio, based on the last years of life of Bettino Craxi (1934âÂÂ2000), a controversial Italian politician who was the Secretary of the Italian Socialist Party, served as Prime Minister during the 1980s and later fled to Tunisia to avoid legal prosecution on corruption charges during the Mani Pulite scandal. Craxi is portrayed by Pierfrancesco Favino.
The film was released shortly before the 20th anniversary of Craxi's death, which occurred on 19 January 2000 in the Tunisian town of Hammamet, where he had lived since 1994 to avoid serving a 27-years in jail sentence because of his corruption crimes.
During the late 1990s, after escaping Italy to avoid imprisonment, the old and ill Bettino Craxi spends his last days with his wife and daughter in Hammamet, Tunisia. His new life as a fallen leader and now a fugitive is dedicated to meeting family members, old friends and obscure figures from his past.
Filming began on 18 March 2019 and took place in Pavia, Italy and Hammamet, Tunisia.
The first promotional images were released on 13 March 2019, while the first theatrical trailer was released on 18 December 2019.