A high-profile post-filming celebration attended by Rolling Stones frontman Sir Mick Jagger has been cut short by Italian law enforcement, after local officials enforced a longstanding rule prohibiting public music events on Wednesdays. The gathering marked the completion of principal photography for the upcoming feature film *Three Incestuous Sisters*, a star-studded project directed by award-nominated Italian filmmaker Alice Rohrwacher, which has been filming on the tiny volcanic island of Stromboli, located off the northern coast of Sicily.
According to multiple Italian media reports, the event brought together Jagger, who has a key role in the film, and A-list cast members including Dakota Johnson, Jessie Buckley, Saoirse Ronan, and Josh O’Connor. The celebration was held at a local venue to honor the cast and crew’s months of work on location, when officers from Italy’s Carabinieri police force arrived to end the event. Local outlets note that music was played at a moderate volume through just one small speaker, yet the enforcement action still went ahead.
Reaction to the shutdown has sparked local political friction, with tourism leaders criticizing the move as unnecessarily harsh. Rosa Oliva, head of Stromboli’s local tourism office, labeled the police action an overreaching “punitive intervention” that harms the island’s already struggling hospitality sector. In comments to Italian news agency Ansa, Oliva argued that the film production represents a major economic boost for the small island, which has faced severe tourism declines and neglect over the past winter. She pointed out that instead of penalizing the gathering, local leaders should have welcomed the high-profile production that puts Stromboli back on the global travel map. “One would have expected a welcome to the guests, or at least a greeting and a thank you for their crucial contribution” to the local economy, Oliva said, referencing Riccardo Gullo, the mayor of Lipari, the administrative seat that governs Stromboli and the rest of the Aeolian Islands. Gullo’s administration introduced the Wednesday music ban that led to the shutdown, and the BBC has confirmed it has reached out to the mayor for comment on the incident. Guests at the party reportedly reacted to the police order with a mix of confusion and amusement, before complying with the request to end the music.
Beyond the viral party incident, *Three Incestuous Sisters* carries deep personal and cultural ties to Stromboli. Adapted from an American graphic novel of the same name, the film follows the quiet lives of three sisters whose isolated routine is upended by the arrival of a lighthouse keeper and his son. Jagger is set to play the lighthouse keeper, while O’Connor – best known for his lead roles in *The Crown* and *Challengers* – will portray his son. The cast also includes celebrated Italian-American actress Isabella Rossellini, whose connection to the island stretches back three-quarters of a century. In 1949, Rossellini’s parents – legendary director Roberto Rossellini and screen icon Ingrid Bergman – fell in love while filming the 1950 classic *Stromboli* on the very same island. Rossellini has previously shared on social media photos from her trip to Stromboli’s famous active volcano, noting she is working on the project “where my parents […] fell in love in 1949.” Rohrwacher, the film’s director, earned one of the film industry’s highest honors when she was nominated for the Palme d’Or, the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival, cementing *Three Incestuous Sisters* as one of the most anticipated upcoming releases in international cinema.