Pompei: Below the Clouds

Pompei: Below the Clouds

Directed by Gianfranco Rosi

Produced by RAI Cinema, Stemal Entertainment

2025114 min6.1 / 10

An observational documentary that weaves together the shadow of Pompeii's ancient catastrophe with contemporary anxiety as Naples faces volcanic threats, grounding existential dread in lived experience.

Naples faces dual volcanic threats from Vesuvius and Campi Flegrei. Amid increasing tremors, archaeologists work as residents live anxiously, haunted by Pompeii's fate while emergency services strain.

Questions people ask

  • Is Pompei: Below the Clouds sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Is Pompei: Below the Clouds violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is Pompei: Below the Clouds scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Does Pompei: Below the Clouds end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

  • Is Pompei: Below the Clouds easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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25/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

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Rarity56

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Surprise7

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Love25

How much audiences actually like it

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