After the War
Après la Guerre
Dopo la Guerra
Cannes Film Festival 2017 – Official Selection Un Certain Regard
A film by : Annarita Zambrano
Written by : Annarita Zambrano & Delphine Agut
1st fiction feature film
Language : Italian / French
Original title : Dopo la guerra ( Après la Guerre )
Cast : Giuseppe Battiston, Barbora Babulova, Charlotte Cétaire, Marilyne Canto, Jean-Marc Barr
Shooting : September- October 2016 – France / Italy
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.
Producers : Stéphanie Douet / Sensito Films, Tom Dercourt / Cinéma Defacto
Coproducers : Mario Mazzarotto / Movimento Film (Italy) , Serge de Poucques & Sylvain Goldberg/ Nexus Factory (Belgium) / Dan Wechsler & Jamal Zeinal Zade / Bord Cadre films (Switzerland)
With support from: CNC – Avance sur recettes, CICLIC – Aide à l’écriture, CNC France-Italy Coproduction Fund for Development, Fondation GAN, Région Aquitaine, Emilie-Romagne Region
Awards : Sopadin Script – Jury Prize
International Sales : Pyramide
Distribution France : Pyramide
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