International Holocaust Remembrance Day: 13419 – The Necessity of Return

A deserted police station. An enigmatic man emerges from the shadows of a Roman night. What follows is a narrative journey that blends history and psychology, a story that defies oblivion and shakes consciences.
Set in Rome in the 1930s and 1940s, Roberto Attias's monologue explores the horrors of racial laws, the brutality of war, the courage of resistance, and the pain of deportation. However, it is not just a historical drama. It is an intense psychological thriller that culminates in a surprising and meaningful ending.

13419 – The Necessity of Return
Written, directed and performed by Roberto Attias
Produced by Ettore Scola
Light and Sound by Matteo Ziglio

In italian, Roman dialect and Jewish dialect of Rome, with English supertitles, 50’.

Presented by the Italian Cultural Institutes in Los Angeles and New York under the auspices of the respective Consulates General of Italy as part of the commemorations of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, celebrated on January 27 and established by the United Nations to remember the victims of the Shoah and raise awareness against all forms of discrimination.

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Roberto Attias is a film and television actor, author, screenwriter, and writer. He has worked at the Teatro Sistina in Rome with Enrico Montesano and Massimo Romeo Piparo and in films directed by Marco Bellocchio, Gianni Amelio, Carlo Verdone, Massimo Troisi, among others.

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