Synopsis
In a new foray into the deepest America, Roberto Minervini divides the film into two parts: the first describes a community that is the antithesis of the American dream, between forgotten war veterans, wilful drug addicts and hopeless pregnant women. The second focuses on a group of soldiers who, in a pre-Trump United States, want to restore the country to its lost splendor.
Filmmaker
Roberto Minervini
He is an Italian-born film director, who lives and works in the U.S. He is widely considered to be one of the world’s most prominent auteurs of narrative documentaries, which combine dramatized and observational elements. After completing a Master of Arts in Media Studies at the New School in New York City, in 2007 he moved to Texas, where he directed three feature films, a Texas Trilogy that focused on rural communities in the American South. He then went on to direct two feature films set in Louisiana, shifting to the political realm of American society and touching on social injustice. In more recent years, he has begun to produce the work of other visionary filmmakers, including Payal Kapadia and Lisandro Alonso.
Filmography: The Damned (2024, D'A 2025), What You Gonna Do When The World's On Fire? (2018, D'A 2019, D'A 2025), The Other Side (2015, D'A 2016, D'A 2025), Stop the Pounding Heart (2013, D'A 2014, D'A 2025), Low Tide (2012), The Passage (2011), The Fireflies (short film, 2006, D'A 2025), Notes (short film, 2005), Come to Daddy (short film, 2005, D'A 2025), Voodoo Doll (short film, 2005, D'A 2025)
Awards and festivals
Busan Cinephile Award
SEVILLE FILM FESTIVAL
Best Direction
Best Cinematography
Poster
