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Venice Film Festival closing film selection

Entities: Venice Film Festival · Giovanni Veronesi · Dio ride · Frate Leopoldo da Casamacchia · Pierfrancesco Favino

Overview

Italian director Giovanni Veronesi's historical drama *Dio ride* was confirmed as the out‑of‑competition closing film of the 83rd Venice International Film Festival. The world premiere took place on 12 September 2026 in the Sala Grande of the Palazzo del Cinema. The story follows 17th‑century monk Frate Leopoldo, played by Pierfrancesco Favino, whose vernacular preaching challenges the Church hierarchy, with Silvio Orlando and others in supporting roles. Production involved Indiana Production, VUELTA, Piperfilm, Ogi Film and collaborators such as Netflix, the Toscana Film Commission and the Manifetture Digitali Cinema hub. Italian distributor Piper Film scheduled a theatrical release for 29 October 2026.

Timeline

  1. about 9 hours ago

    [CULTURE] 4 sources
    Giovanni Veronesi's 'Dio ride' to close Venice Film Festival

    Giovanni Veronesi's *Dio ride*, starring Pierfrancesco Favino, premiered as the closing film of the 83rd Venice Film Festival and will open in Italy on 29 Oct 2026.

  2. 11 days ago

    [CULTURE] 6 sources
    Giovanni Veronesi's 'Dio ride' to Close 83rd Venice Film Festival

    Giovanni Veronesi's 'Dio ride' will premiere as the closing film of the 83rd Venice Film Festival on Sept 12, 2026, starring Pierfrancesco Favino and Silvio Orlando, with an Italian theatrical release set for

Sources

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