By Variety | Created at 2024-11-21 18:50:33 | Updated at 2024-11-28 08:51:34
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Angelina Jolie is set to attend Italy’s Torino Film Festival for the international premiere of “Without Blood,” her fifth film as a director, which is based on Italian author Alessandro Baricco’s short novel by the same title.
The drama about war, revenge, memory and healing stars Salma Hayek Pinault and Demián Bichir and world premiered in September at Toronto Film Festival.
The story revolves around Nina (Hayek Pinault), who witnesses as a young girl the carnage inflicted by her father’s enemies on her father and brother. She escapes by hiding under the family’s farmhouse floor, and although one of the murderers — a man named Tito (Bichir) — spots her, he decides to keep quiet. Many years later, they meet again.
“Without Blood,” which was shot at Rome’s Cinecittà Studios, will screen on Nov. 24 at Torino’s Cinema Ideal with Jolie and Baricco present. Torino’s 42nd edition is being held Nov. 22-30 in the Northern Italian city of Turin.
“Without Blood” is produced by Fremantle, Jolie Productions, Rome’s Fremantle-owned The Apartment Pictures and De Maio Entertainment and is being distributed worldwide by Fremantle.
Torino, which is Italy’s preeminent event for young directors and indie cinema, is being revamped under new artistic director Giulio Base. He secured Ron Howard’s “Eden” as the fest’s opener, with the director in tow, while the festival’s closer will be the world premiere of “Waltzing With Brando,” starring Billy Zane as the legendary actor when he was preparing to star in “The Godfather” and “Last Tango in Paris.”
