LA GRAZIA
Nominations European Screenwriter 2026
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2h 12m
Italy
Fiction
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.
Written & directed by: Paolo Sorrentino
Produced by: Annamaria Morelli, Paolo Sorrentino, Andrea Scrosati, Massimiliano Orfei, Luisa Borella, Davide Novelli
Cinematography: Daria D'Antonio
Editing: Cristiano Travaglioli
Production Design: Ludovica Ferrario
Costume Design: Carlo Poggioli
Make-Up & Hair: Paola Gattabrusi
Sound: Emanuele Cecere, Mirko Perri
Visual Effects: Rodolfo Migliari
Casting: Anna Maria Sambucco, Massimo Appolloni
Cast: Toni Servillo (Presidente), Anna Ferzetti (Dorotea)
Production:
The Apartment
https://www.theapartment.it/
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