Overview

• Directed by Teona Strugar Mitevska in her English-language debut, the drama premiered today as the Venice Film Festival’s Horizons opener alongside a first trailer reveal.
• Set in Kolkata in 1948, the story compresses seven days as Teresa seeks permission to leave the Loreto convent to found the Missionaries of Charity.
• Early reviews single out Rapace’s performance and describe a non-traditional approach that resists hagiography.
• Critics note bold stylistic choices, including heavy-metal and punk-inflected music and surreal hallucination sequences.
• An international co-production led by Belgium and North Macedonia, the film is handled by Kinology for world sales, with Adler Entertainment releasing in Italy and U.S. distribution still to be secured.