After the War
Drama
Bologna, 2002. Amidst protests against the labor reform, the assassination of a lawyer opens old wounds between Italy and France. Former far-left terrorist Marco, convicted of murder during the Years of Lead and living in Paris since then thanks to the Mitterrand Doctrine, is suspected of being its instigator. When the Italian government asks for extradition, Marco goes into hiding with his daughter Viola, precipitating also the life of his family back in Italy.
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A haunting exploration of lingering political turmoil and its personal cost. The film feels heavy with unspoken history, as past actions cast long shadows over present lives and fractured family bonds.
tensesomberanxiousmelancholicsteadyEuropean dramacharacter-drivengritty realismguiltpolitical extremismfamily legacyredemption
political assassinationpolitical unresthaunted by the pastwoman directoryears of leadfather daughter conflictanni di piombofather daughter relationship
