La Grazia

La Grazia (2025)

La grazia

A president. A pardon. A legacy.

As his tenure as President of Italy nears its end, Mariano De Santis faces wrenching decisions-both political and deeply personal. Amid these moral quandaries, he must confront his own conscience and seek guidance from those closest to him, including his confidante and daughter, Dorotea.

Date of release
2025-12-05
TMDB
7.3 / 10 (461)
Runtime
2h 13m
Genres
Drama
Director
Paolo Sorrentino

Casting

Interesting facts

La grazia is a 2025 Italian drama film produced, written and directed by Paolo Sorrentino. Starring Toni Servillo, Anna Ferzetti, and Massimo Venturiello, it follows a fictional Catholic Italian president conflicted about the pending approval of euthanasia in the country.

Production

The film was announced on 4 December 2024, with Paolo Sorrentino writing and directing. Sorrentino explained that the inspiration for the film came by the case of a man pardoned by Italian president Sergio Mattarella after being convicted for murdering his wife, who was suffering from Alzheimer's disease.

Toni Servillo, a longtime collaborator of Sorrentino, was announced as a cast member on 4 December 2024. In May 2025, Massimo Venturiello revealed that he had also taken part in the film.

Sorrentino had scouted locations throughout Piedmont prior to filming. Principal photography began in Turin in March 2025. Filming took place at the Castello del Valentino, the Moncalieri Castle, the Palazzo Chiablese, the Polytechnic University of Turin, the Accademia delle Scienze di Torino, the Museo Egizio, and the Tesoriera bowling alley. Filming also took place at the Piazza di Spagna in Rome. Filming was completed by early May 2025.

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