(2025, USA, 139')
At an elite New England college, a respected professor (Julia Roberts) finds herself at the centre of an explosive investigation. A model student (Ayo Edebiri) accuses a friend and colleague (Andrew Garfield) of inappropriate behaviour. As campus tension rises, a dark secret from the professor’s past threatens to resurface, risking everything: her reputation, relationships, and identity.
Luca Guadagnino (Palermo, 1971) is one of Italy’s most internationally acclaimed directors and a key figure at Venice, where he debuted in 1999 with The Protagonists. He has presented several films at the Lido, including I Am Love (2009), A Bigger Splash (2015), Suspiria (2018), Bones and All (2022), Challengers (2023), and Queer (2024).
With Call Me by Your Name (2017), he earned four Oscar nominations and won Best Adapted Screenplay. Guadagnino returns to narrative cinema with After the Hunt, a gripping psychological thriller exploring power, memory, and truth. Written by Nora Garrett, it’s a fully American production shot in London, starring Julia Roberts in an original, unlikely role and a stellar cast.
