The Moon Beneath the Water

Poetic Documentary  | 2023 | 1h 39 min

Ten years in the life of Erto, a town devastated by the Vajont dam flood, which invented for itself a unique form of resistance. A contemplation from the point of view of nature and a reflection on the difficulties of maintaining a solid identity when an entire world crumbles.

“They even stole the moon from us!”

Screenplay by Fabrizio Bozzetti and director Alessandro Negrini.

An Italian-Danish co-production by Incipt Film (Udine), Incadenza Productions (Torino) and Casablanca Film (Copenhagen), with the support of FVG Audiovisual Fund, FVG Film Commission, RTV Slovenia, Piemonte Docfilm fund, MEDIA, Norsk Film Institute and MiC (tax credit).

  • Special Jury Award Crossing the Screen Eastoburne International Film Festival (UK);
  • in competition XXIV Naples Film Festival;
  • selected at 13th Iglesias Mediterranean Cinema Days.