It Will Happen Tonight

It Will Happen Tonight (2026)

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In Oslo, Thea and Matteo are awaiting the birth of their child. Meanwhile, in Mumbai, Charles asks Greta to marry him in public. Seven years later, in Rome, Matteo is playing tennis when Greta shows up for a match, dressed as a bride. For him it's love at first sight, but she's just married. Life goes on, yet Matteo cannot forget Greta. Seven years later, they meet again by chance; both are married and have children with other people. Love always brings them together at the wrong time. Loosely based on the short story collection "Legami" by Eshkol Nevo.

Date of release
2026-12-03
Runtime
1h 43m
Genres
Drama, Romance, Comedy
Director
Nanni Moretti

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Rome, Turin, and San Sebastián

It Will Happen Tonight is a 2026 drama film directed by Nanni Moretti, co-written with Federica Pontremoli and Valia Santella, and loosely based on the short story collection Hungry Heart by Eshkol Nevo. It stars Louis Garrel, Jasmine Trinca, Angela Finocchiaro, Elena Lietti and Antonio De Matteo.

Production

It's the first feature film directed by Moretti in which he will not be a part of the main cast. The filmmaker suffered a heart attack few months before the shooting.

The screenplay is loosely based on the short story collection Hungry Heart by Israeli writer Eshkol Nevo. Moretti had previously adapted another work by Nevo in Three Floors (2021).

Principal photography began on 1 September 2025, shooting on location in Rome and Turin in Italy, and San Sebastian in Spain.

The project is being produced by Moretti’s Sacher Film and Fandango in collaboration with Rai Cinema.

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