DUBAI: Johnny Depp’s second directorial effort, “Modi — Three Days on the Wings of Madness,” will make its debut at the San Sebastian Film Festival next month after it was supported by Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Film Foundation through its Red Sea International Film Financing initiative.
The film – starring Riccardo Scamarcio as Italian painter Amedeo Modigliani – marks Depp’s return to directing after his 1997 debut “The Brave.”
Also starring Stephen Graham and Al Pacino, the film chronicles a seventy-two-hour whirlwind in the life of the bohemian artist.
It will screen out-of-competition at the 2024 San Sebastián International Film Festival, to be held from Sept. 20 to Sept. 28.
Depp graced the MENA premiere of "Jeanne Du Barry," a French historical drama directed by French actress and filmmaker Maïwenn, at Jeddah’s Red Sea International Film Festival in December.
He spoke to Arab News, commenting on the Kingdom’s film industry. “I believe that what's happening here in in Saudi with regards to various sort of expressive outlets, creative outlets – art, cinema everything – is opening up sort of beautifully. I also think that since opening up, like giving more opportunity to anyone and everyone. What seems to be really thriving beautifully here is youth culture,” he said.
