Paolo Sorrentino's "La Grazia" will open the 82.Venice Film Festival

Paolo Sorrentino’s ("The Great Beauty", "The Hand of God") latest feature, "La Grazia", starring Toni Servillo ("The Hand of God", "The Great Beauty") and Anna Ferzetti ("Diamanti", "Tomorrow's a New Day"), will have its World Premiere in competition at the 82nd Venice Film Festival as the opening film.

MUBI acquired worldwide rights (excluding Italy) earlier this year, retaining all rights in North America, Latin America, the UK, Ireland, Germany, Austria, Benelux, Spain, Turkey, India, Australia, and New Zealand. Theatrical release plans will be announced in the coming months. The Match Factory will handle sales for all remaining territories. The film will be distributed in Italy by PiperFilm.

"La Grazia", written and directed by Paolo Sorrentino, is a Fremantle film produced by The Apartment, a Fremantle company, by Numero 10, and by PiperFilm, which will distribute it in Italy.