73SSIFF - 19/27 September 2025
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La Grazia

Paolo Sorrentino
Italy      133 m.
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Mariano De Santis is the President of the Italian Republic. No connection to any real-life presidents; he is entirely a product of the author's imagination. A widower and a Catholic, he has a daughter, Dorotea, a legal scholar like himself. As his term draws to a close, amid uneventful days, two final duties arise: deciding on two delicate petitions for a presidential pardon. True moral dilemmas, which become tangled, in ways that seem impossible to unravel, with his private life. Driven by doubt, he will have to decide. And, with a deep sense of responsibility, that is exactly what this remarkable Italian President will do.

Director
Paolo Sorrentino (Italy)
Screenplay
Paolo Sorrentino
Production
The Apartment. A Freemantle Company, Numero10, in association with PiperFilm, Fremantle
Photography
Daria D'Antonio
Edition
Cristiano Travaglioli
Sound
Emanuele Cecere, Mirko Perri
Cast
Toni Servillo, Anna Ferzetti, Orlando Cinque, Massimo Venturiello, Milvia Marigliano, Giuseppe Gaiani, Linda Messerklinger, Vasco Mirandola
Running Time
133 m.
Country
Italy
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