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La grazia
Plot
La grazia follows Mariano De Santis, president of Italy. A devout Catholic and a lifelong jurist, he is entering the so-called white semester, the last six months of his term. It should be a time to slow down. It is not.
Two decisions land on his desk at once. The first is a bill legalizing euthanasia that is waiting for his signature. The second is a pair of pardon requests from people convicted of killing their partners. Each case tests his faith, the law and his own sense of what is fair.
Around the president are his daughter Dorotea, the justice minister and the prime minister. Everyone has an opinion, and each pulls him a different way. Paolo Sorrentino trades the spectacle of some of his other films for a quieter portrait of a man who thinks too much before he acts. Toni Servillo reunites with the director in the lead role.
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Awards and nominees
- Venice Film Festival 2025 · Volpi Cup - Best Actor · Toni Servillo
Trivia
- Sorrentino said the idea came from a real case in which President Sergio Mattarella pardoned a man convicted of killing his wife, who had Alzheimer's.
- It opened the 2025 Venice Film Festival.
- Shot in Turin between March and May 2025, with scenes at the Museo Egizio and at Rome's Piazza di Spagna.
- It grossed about $10.7 million worldwide, roughly $8.6 million of it in Italy.
Cast
- Mariano De SantisToni Servillo
- Dorotea De SantisAnna Ferzetti
- Ugo RomaniMassimo Venturiello
- Giulio MalerbaSimone Colombari
- Massimo LabaroOrlando Cinque
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
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