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THE DAMNED
THE DAMNED

• Director: Roberto Minervini
• ITALY, USA, BELGIUM / 2024 / DCP / Colour / 88’ / English; Turkish s.t.

• Screenplay: Roberto Minervini
• Director of Photography: Carlos Alfonso Corral
• Editing: Marie-Hélène Dozo
• Music: Carlos Alfonso Corral
• Cast: Jeremiah Knupp, René W. Solomon, Cuyler Ballenger, Noah Carlson, Judah Carlson, Tim Carlson, Bill Gehring
• Producer: Paolo Benzi, Denise Ping Lee, Roberto Minervini, Paolo Del Brocco
• Production Co.: Okta Film, Pulpa Film, Rai Cinema
• World Sales: Les Films du Losange

2024 Cannes Best Director–Un certain regard
2024 Mediterrane FF (Malta) Best Cinematography

Winter 1862. In the midst of the Civil War, the Union Army sends a company of volunteer soldiers to the western territories with the task of patrolling the unchartered borderlands. As their mission ultimately changes course, the soldiers endure the monotony of camp life, harsh nature conditions, and the constant threat of danger, while their sense of purpose begins to waver. The Damned is a haunting exploration of the human cost of war, an anti-western, anti-war film about a group of men whose names are insignificant but are bound by invisible bonds, moral ambiguity, fear, and an indeterminate fate.

Screened with the support of the Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Istanbul.

* In accordance with Article 7 of the Law No. 5224 amended on 18.01.2019, cinema films that have not been reviewed and classified can only be screened in festivals, special screenings and similar cultural and artistic events with an 18+ age restriction.

This film was a Meetings on the Bridge participant.