'' This Must Be the Place '' marked the English-language feature debut of the Italian filmmaker . The plot centres around a middle-aged wealthy rock star , played by two-time Academy Award winner Sean Penn , who becomes bored in his retirement and takes on the quest of finding the guard of the German camp where his father was imprisoned , who now lives in hiding in the United States . The film was co-written by Sorrentino and Umberto Contarello , and premiered in competition at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival
2011 Cannes Film Festival
2011 Cannes Film Festival
Paolo Sorrentino