Overview

• Brad Pitt, Joaquin Phoenix, Rooney Mara, Alfonso Cuarón and Jonathan Glazer have joined as executive producers after viewing a recent cut.
• End credits list Plan B, Film4 and MBC with in‑association credits, with Jemima Khan, Frank Giustra and Sabine Getty among additional backers.
• Written and directed by Kaouther Ben Hania, the drama premieres on the Lido on Sept. 3 and makes its North American debut at Toronto shortly after.
• The movie incorporates real audio of Hind Rajab’s calls to the Palestine Red Crescent Society and centers on her pleas for help before she was found dead.
• Venice organizers expect a politically charged week, with local activists planning a pro‑Palestinian demonstration as the film begins its festival run to San Sebastian, Busan and London.