At the 82nd Venice International Film Festival, Kathryn Bigelow returned with A House of Dynamite, a gripping political thriller starring Idris Elba and Rebecca Ferguson. Set within an 18-minute countdown to a possible nuclear strike, the film explores power, fear, and fragile decision-making at the highest levels of government.

At the 82nd Venice International Film Festival, Luca Guadagnino premiered After the Hunt, a psychological thriller starring Julia Roberts. The film explores truth, power, and moral dilemmas in academia, with striking performances by Andrew Garfield and Ayo Edebiri, and a haunting score by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross.