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Organised by La Biennale di Venezia and directed by Alberto Barbera, the 82nd Venice International Film Festival runs on the Lido di Venezia and celebrates film from all over the world.
We've just started putting this year's page together but you can enjoy some of our early coverage now and check back later for more.
The festival runs from 28 August to 6 September.
View Films by Strand:
- Biennale College Cinema
- Competition
- Critics' Week
- Orizzonti
- Out Of Competition
- Spotlight
- Venice Classics
- Venice Days
View previous years coverage of the Venice Film Festival festival:
Venice Latest Reviews
A mysterious boat returns to a village 30 years after vanishing. Two men join its crew hoping for better fortune. After one voyage, they find themselves transported back in time, mistaken for the original crew.
Adaptation of Camus' classic.
Russia, early 1990s. Amid post-Soviet chaos, a brilliant young man, Vadim Baranov, charts his path. First an artist, then a reality show producer, he becomes the spin doctor to a rising KGB agent: Vladimir Putin.
A college professor finds herself at a personal and professional crossroads when a star pupil levels an accusation against one of her colleagues and a dark secret from her own past threatens to come to light.
An epic fable inspired by the life of Ann Lee, the founder of the Shakers, a radical religious movement that began in the late 1700s.
January 29, 2024. Red Crescent volunteers receive an emergency call. A six-year old girl is trapped in a car under fire in Gaza, pleading for rescue. While trying to keep her on the line, they do everything they can to get an ambulance to her.
When a man loses his job he finds himself drifting before deciding to take things into his own hands...
In Sudan, Nafisa picks cotton and learns from her grandmother. The arrival of a young businessman, threatens to change their way of life.
During the last days of Nicolae Ceausescu’s reign, a 10-year-old girl witnesses her sister’s disappearance.
Famous movie actor Jay Kelly and his devoted manager Ron embark on a whirlwind and unexpectedly profound journey. Both are forced to confront choices they've made, their relationships with loved ones and the legacies they'll leave behind.
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