[2] Soon after the death of his father, he joined Mario Cecchi Gori and his son, Vittorio, to export their commercial Italian feature films.
The film became the final motion picture in Troisi’s career, as the star and director suffered a fatal heart attack the day after production wrapped.
The critically acclaimed film was released posthumously and was nominated for five Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Actor, winning one for its musical score.
The company produced big-budget commercial spots, becoming one of the pioneers in using big Hollywood stars, such as Oscar-winners Robert De Niro and director Giuseppe Tornatore (Cinema Paradiso).
Nunnari built the IP into a franchise with the sequel 300: Rise of an Empire, starring Eva Green, Lena Headey, and Rodrigo Santoro.