The Truth, the new film from multi-award-winning Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda, will open the 2019 edition of the Venice film festival.
The Truth will have its world premiere on 28 August, the opening day of the Venice film festival, which runs until 7 September.
Filmed in French and English, and starring Catherine Deneuve, Juliette Binoche and Ethan Hawke, The Truth is described by festival director Alberto Barbera as “a poetic reflection on the relationship between a mother and her daughter, and the complex profession of acting”.
The Truth is Kore-eda’s first non-Japanese language production, and his first film since winning the Palme d’Or at Cannes in 2018 for Shoplifters.