Annarita Zambrano's 'Dopo la guerra' Premieres at Cannes

Annarita Zambrano's debut feature film 'Dopo la guerra' premieres in the Un Certain Regard section of the 70th Cannes Film Festival, representing Italy alongside Sergio Castellitto. The film is a co-production between France, Belgium, and Italy. Set in Bologna in 2002, the story follows Marco, a former left-wing militant convicted of murder who fled to France under the Mitterrand Doctrine. When Italy requests his extradition, he escapes with his teenage daughter Viola. The film explores the cyclical nature of guilt, drawing parallels between the terrorism of the 1970s and contemporary society. Zambrano cites Pasolini's 'Lutheran Letters' and classical tragedy as influences, stating 'the father and the state are the same thing.' The cast includes Giuseppe Battiston and Barbora Bobulova, who plays a woman burdened by her brother's past sins. Bobulova, who grew up outside Italy, researched the historical context for her role, which she compares to her character in Francesco Munzi's 'Anime nere.' The film is described as a social drama rather than a political one, focusing on universal human tragedy.