Pompei: Below the Clouds

Plot

Naples faces dual volcanic threats from Vesuvius and Campi Flegrei. Amid increasing tremors, archaeologists work as residents live anxiously, haunted by Pompeii's fate while emergency services strain.

About Pompei: Below the Clouds

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.

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