Overview

• It will open in competition on the Lido’s Sala Grande, one of the festival’s most prestigious screening venues.
• Toni Servillo reunites with Sorrentino in the lead role alongside actress Anna Ferzetti.
• The film is a European co-production between Fremantle, The Apartment, Numero 10 and PiperFilm, with Mubi holding global rights outside Italy and The Match Factory managing international sales.
• Festival director Alberto Barbera noted Sorrentino’s Venice debut in 2001 and his 2021 Silver Lion win for The Hand of God as part of his enduring Lido legacy.
• Plot details remain under wraps beyond its framing as an Italian love story, with unconfirmed reports suggesting a political subplot focused on a fictional presidency.