MUBI UNVEILS NEW TRAILER AND ANNOUNCES STREAMING RELEASE FOR GIANFRANCO ROSI’S VENICE-WINNING DOCUMENTARY POMPEI: BELOW THE CLOUDS
-WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY GIANFRANCO ROSI
-WINNER OF SPECIAL JURY PRIZE AT 2025 VENICE FILM FESTIVAL
Image: Courtesy of MUBI
EXCLUSIVELY ON MUBI IN AUSTRALIA ON 27 MARCH 2026
“An intensely disquieting, utterly distinctive film… superb” – ★★★★★ The Guardian
“A ghostly yet luminous cinematic mosaic of Naples” – ★★★★★ The Guardian
“A beautiful, sprawling treat” – Little White Lies
“His movies play like exquisite ethnographic studies of our planet that were made by an alien species” – The Hollywood Reporter
“Evanescent and timeless” – The Wrap
“Brims with life and contrast” – Variety
“Masterful” – Screen Daily
MUBI, the global film distributor, streaming service and production company, brings Gianfranco Rosi’s Pompei: Below the Clouds exclusively to MUBI in Australia on 27 March 2026. The film received its World Premiere at the 82nd Venice International FiIm Festival, winning the Special Jury Prize, and also screened as part of both the New York Film Festival and BFI London Film Festival in 2025.
Streaming exclusively on March 27 in North America, Latin America, UK, Ireland, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Spain, India, Australia, New Zealand, and coming soon to Turkey.
Between Mount Vesuvius and the Gulf of Naples, the ground shakes periodically and the fumaroles of the Phlegraean Fields taint the air. From the traces of history, memories of the subterranean world, and the concerns of the present, in black and white, a lesser-known Naples emerges and fills with voices, with lives.
From award-winning filmmaker Gianfranco Rosi comes Pompei: Below the Clouds, a striking and human portrait of Naples, a city forever marked by the looming presence of Mount Vesuvius. While the volcano’s quiet threat lingers in the background, Rosi turns his lens toward the everyday rhythms of life that continue undisturbed. Archaeologists carefully brush away centuries of dust to reveal fragments of history, children recite lessons as the earth hums beneath their feet, and firefighters stand ready for the next call.
Through these intimate moments and sweeping imagery, the film reveals a community that has learned to live with uncertainty. The result is a portrait at once local and universal: a reflection on humanity’s capacity to live, love, and rebuild in the shadow of the unimaginable.
As with his earlier films (Fire at Sea, Notturno), Gianfranco Rosi’s latest is a masterful act of cinematic immersion. Shot in and around Naples over the course of three years as Rosi embedded himself in the communities in and around Vesuvius, Pompei: Below the Clouds marks his first black-and-white feature in over thirty years. In 2013, his film Sacro GRA was the first ever documentary to be awarded the Golden Lion.
Pompei: Below the Clouds is written and directed by Gianfranco Rosi, Cinematography and Sound is by Gianfranco Rosi, Editing by Fabrizio Federico in collaboration with Joe Bini and Music by Academy Award® winner Daniel Blumberg. The film is produced by Donatella Palermo, Gianfranco Rosi, Paolo Del Brocco, 21Uno Film srl, Stemal Entertainment srl, with Rai Cinema.
MUBI WILL RELEASE POMPEI: BELOW THE CLOUDS IN AUSTRALIA ON 27 MARCH 2026
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