Overview

• Teona Strugar Mitevska’s film opened Venice’s Orizzonti section on Aug. 27 as Variety unveiled the first trailer the same day.
• Set in Calcutta in August 1948, the drama compresses seven days as Teresa awaits Vatican permission to found a new order.
• Critics describe an iconoclastic approach featuring heavy‑metal cues, surreal passages and intentional anachronisms.
• Reception is mixed, with praise for Rapace’s performance and notes that the film is bold, odd and at times uneven.
• Co-written by Mitevska, Goce Smilevski and Elma Tataragić, the international co‑production is sold by Kinology and is seeking additional deals, including U.S. rights.