Venice Film Festival Features Diverse Entries from Horror to Kurdish Resistance

The Venice Film Festival's main competition is showcasing a varied slate of films, including the horror-thriller "The Spiral," which features Valeria Bruni Tedeschi in a surprising genre turn. The inclusion of this commercial film alongside more documentary-style entries has sparked discussion about the festival's programming.

Further diversifying the competition, "No Paradise If You Are Killed by a Woman" offers a patriotic look at the Kurdish Peshmerga's fight against ISIS, centering on a resourceful female sniper. Meanwhile, Gael García Bernal directs and stars in "Hombre Al Agua," a dramedy exploring a Cuban émigré's midlife struggles in Mexico. FX's "The Drop: A Snowfall Saga" also premieres, delving into the 1990s hip-hop scene of South Central.