Overview
- The Venice International Film Festival selected Dio ride to close its 83rd edition and scheduled the world premiere for Saturday, Sept. 12 in the Sala Grande, a decision announced on Friday.
- The film stars Pierfrancesco Favino and Silvio Orlando alongside Alma Noce, Francesco Gheghi, Maurizio Lombardi, Paolo Rossi and Carlo Cecchi, with Giovanni Veronesi credited as writer-director and four additional screenwriters listed.
- Produced by Indiana Production, PiperFilm and Ogi Film in collaboration with Netflix, Dio ride will open in Italian cinemas on Oct. 29 and has international sales handled by Piperplay.
- Set in 17th-century Tuscany and loosely based on real events, the story follows a vernacular‑preaching friar whose joyful message draws popular following and official church scrutiny without revealing plot outcomes.
- The festival framed the pick as a return to a light, ironic strain of Italian cinema, and industry observers should watch how the Venice premiere shapes the film’s theatrical deals and Netflix’s release role.