Elena del Ghetto, internationally titled Elena’s War, premiered at the Rome Film Fest in the Grand Public section, marking an important step for a film born from a story deeply rooted in the history of Rome. Set between 1938 and 1943, the film follows Elena Di Porto, a Roman Jewish woman who challenged Fascism and later the Nazi occupation with a courage that was physical, instinctive, and often misunderstood by those around her.

The premiere was a moment of strong emotion, not only because of the film’s historical subject, but because Elena’s story still speaks very directly to the present. She was a woman who did not fit the role assigned to her: separated from her husband, independent, impulsive, and fearless. What others called madness was, in fact, a form of lucidity — the ability to sense danger before others, and the urgency to act when silence would have been easier.

The evening brought together the film’s team and guests on the Rome Film Fest red carpet, including director Stefano Casertano, Micaela Ramazzotti, Giulia Bevilacqua, Valerio Aprea, Caterina De Angelis, Marcello Maietta, Giovanni Calcagno, Eli Nathan Parenzo, the producers Maria Grazia Saccà, Guido Lombardo, Massimo Veneziano, Simone Conti, Massimiliano Di Lodovico, Paolo Del Brocco, Monica Galantucci and Marzia Dal Fabbro, as well as Ermal Meta, who contributed an original song to the film.