Various traditions describe the Holy Grail as a cup, dish, or stone with miraculous healing powers, sometimes providing eternal youth or infinite abundance. By analogy, any ultimate goal of great significance can be perceived as a "holy grail" by those who seek it.
In fascist ideology, the myth of national rebirth or the restoration of a lost glory, functions as this miraculous cause. To achieve it, fascist movements construct an ethnic definition of the nation, weaponizing historical narratives to build ideological devotion.
In Italy, historical events related to the Fascist era and World War II are used by the far right to build a political identity based on victimhood and extreme nationalism. While events like the Foibe massacres and the Istrian exodus are framed to establish a cult of death and martyrdom, colonial atrocities and the Partisan resistance are downplayed or demonized.
Graal is an exploration of Italy’s sociopolitical conflicts through rising neofascist movements.