Volto Nascosto

In the final years of the 19th century, Italy embarks on a colonial campaign in Ethiopia — and an Italian officer finds himself caught between duty to his country and the moral horror of what that duty demands. In the highlands of East Africa, where ancient civilizations and colonial ambitions collide, nothing is as clear-cut as the politicians in Rome would have their soldiers believe. Volto Nascosto (Hidden Face) confronts one of the most uncomfortable chapters in Italian history with honesty and complexity, exploring the human cost of colonialism through the eyes of those who carried it out and those who suffered it. Created by Gianfranco Manfredi and published from 2007 to 2009 for 14 issues, Volto Nascosto is a historical adventure that refuses easy answers — a story about masks, both literal and metaphorical, and the faces we hide from others and ourselves.