POMPEII: UNDER THE CLOUDS

Gianfranco Rosi 115 min. / 2025 / Italy / Premiere in the Canary Islands
Documentary Film 2026

Synopsis

Between Vesuvius and the Gulf of Naples, the land quakes from time to time, and the fumaroles of the Phlegraean Fields taint the air. The ruins that lie below – Pompeii, Herculaneum,– tell of a future that was buried by time. From these traces of history, memories of the subterranean world, in black and white, a lesser-known Naples emerges and fills with lives.

About the film

DIRECTION: Gianfranco Rosi
SCRIPT: Carmelo Marabello, Marie-Pierre Muller, Gianfranco Rosi
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Gianfranco Rosi
PRODUCTION: Gianfranco Rosi, Donatella Palermo, Paolo del Brocco
EDITING: Fabrizio Federico
MUSIC: Daniel Blumberg

Gianfranco Rosi

Author

Gianfranco Rosi (1963, Asmara) is an Italian director and documentarian, known for his observational gaze and the poetic and social depth of his cinema. Trained at New York University, his work has received awards at major international festivals. Rosi was honored with the Golden Lion at Venice and the Golden Bear at Berlin. His films explore invisible realities and territories amid conflict, combining documentary rigor and a meticulous mise-en-scène.

Filmography

2023 In viaggio
2020 Notturno
2016 Fuocoammare
2013 Sacro GRA
2010 El Sicario, Room 164
2008 Below Sea Level