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Cannes: Roberto Minervini transitions to fiction
Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 5:30PM by Elisa Giudici
THE DAMNED © Okta Film Pulpa Film
In 2018, Italian documentarian Roberto Minervini adeptly captured the underlying tensions of American society amidst the backdrop of Trumpism and racism in What You Gonna Do When the World’s on Fire?, which premiered at Venice. Having called the United States home since 2000, Minervini demonstrates a keen understanding of the nation's profound anxieties, skillfully depicting them in his documentaries, often anticipating topics later dissected by journalists and political commentators.
THE DAMNED by Roberto Minervini
It comes as no surprise then that Minervini, in transitioning to fiction with a historical film, chose to confront the Civil War, a pivotal moment in American identity formation...
