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Press
- Italy’s “years of lead,” when the leftist Red Brigade and their right-wing counterparts instituted an unprecedented reign of terror, remain a sensitive subject for a nation more likely to nostalgize its troubled past than process it in any constructive way.
- "A riveting story of political and personal fallout.”
- "Intense, thoughtful, and beautifully acted.”
Synopsis
Bologna, 2002. The opposition to the Labor Law explodes in universities. The murder of a judge reopens old political wounds between Italy and France. Marco, a former left-wing activist, sentenced for murder and exiled in France for 20 years, thanks to the Mitterrand doctrine, is accused of having ordered the attack. The Italian government requests his extradition. Forced to flee with Viola, his 16 year old daughter, his life will change forever, as well as his family’s in Italy who has to pay for Marco’s past faults.
- Screenplay:
- Annarita Zambrano, Delphine Agut
- Cinematography:
- Laurent Brunet
- Sound:
- Ivan Dumas, Frédéric Heinrich
- Edit:
- Muriel Breton
- Music:
- Grégoire Hetzel
- Cast:
- Battiston Giuseppe, Babulova Barbora, Cétaire Charlotte, Barr Jean-Marc, Canto Marilyne, Maria Capaccioli, Elisabetta Piccolomini, Fabrizio Ferracane
- Production Company:
- Cinéma defacto, Sensito Films, Movimento Film, Bord Cadre films, Freestudios
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Director's statement
I was compelled to make "After the War" as a reflection on political exile and the weight of unresolved history. By telling the story of a former activist forced to confront his past when his daughter is accused of terrorism, I wanted to explore how ideology shapes families across generations. The film unfolds in an atmosphere of tension and silence, where love and suspicion coexist. **At its core, the film reveals** that the past never truly disappears—it resurfaces in unexpected ways, demanding reckoning. Through intimate conflict, I hoped to show how political convictions leave emotional scars that time alone cannot heal.