Notturno
La Biennale di Venezia 2020 | 95min | 4K/2K & 5.1 | Arabic & Kurdish | Italy, France, Germany, Qatar, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon
“a poetic critique of war in the Middle East"
— The Guardian
“ Heart-stopping photography distinguishes Gianfranco Rosi's documentary about Middle East war zones.”
— The Financial Times
FILM TEAM
by Gianfranco Rosi
Director, Image, Sound : Gianfranco Rosi
Editing : Jacopo Quadri, with the collaboration of Fabrizio Federico
A coproduction Italy-France-Germany
Donatella Palermo for Stemal Entertainment
Gianfranco Rosi for 21Uno Film
Serge Lalou and Camille Laemlè for Les Films d’Ici
Orwa Nyrabia and Diana El Jeiroudi for No Nation Films
Eva-Maria Weerts for Mizzi Stock Entertainment
Support
RAI Cinema
Istituto Luce – Cinecittà
Mibact
Eurimages
Arte France Cinéma
Doha Film Institute
Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg
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SYNOPSIS
The director of Sacro GRA (Venice Golden Lion Winner), Fire At Sea (Berlin Golden Bear winner and Oscar nominee) – returns to the Venice Film Festival in competition with Notturno, shot over three years spent along borders between Syria, Iraq, Kurdistan, and Lebanon.
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