Below the Clouds (2025)

Original title

Sotto le nuvole

Directed by

Gianfranco Rosi

Genre

documentary film

Country

Italy

Runtime

1h 55m

Rated

L

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 23 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary is a portrait of Naples and the people who live there. It shows daily life in the city without narration or dramatic events.

observationalcontemplativeintimateunhurriedearthyatmosphericeverydayreflective

What happens

Below the Clouds (also known as Pompei: Below the Clouds, Italian: Sotto le nuvole) is a 2025 Italian documentary film written and directed by Gianfranco Rosi. An homage to the city of Naples, it is Rosi's third documentary about everyday life in Italy, following 2013's Sacro GRA (about the outskirts of Rome) and 2016's Fire at Sea (about the island of Lampedusa). The film had its world premiere in the main competition of the 82nd Venice International Film Festival on 30 August 2025, where it won the Special Jury Prize. It was theatrically released in Italy by 01 Distribution on 18 September. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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