Bardem: Empowering those who deny rights leads to Mussolini and Netanyahu.

Rome, October 18 (askanews) – Javier Bardem spoke on the red carpet at the Rome Film Fest before receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award, speaking about the capital's beauty, adding that its wonders should also serve as a warning for the future. "I've been to Rome so many times, what can I tell you about Rome that hasn't already been said," he said. "Extraordinary poets, writers, painters, and musicians have expressed what Rome means far better than I could in my entire life." "But there was also Mussolini, and this reminds us of what can happen if we set aside our responsibilities as citizens and empower those who are absolutely opposed to fundamental human rights…

There are also Franco, Hitler and... Netanyahu".