God Laughs (2026)
In the heart of the 17th century, Friar Leopoldo da Casamacchia recounts the Gospel with a joy and freedom never seen before. While the Church speaks in Latin, he speaks to the people of a God who is close to them, capable of bringing comfort, hope, and even of laughing alongside them. His voice spreads from village to village, winning over thousands of people and emptying the churches. The echo of his message reaches as far as Rome, where the Pope entrusts the case to Cardinal Maculani, the most influential inquisitor of the time. What begins as a trial turns into an unexpected confrontation, capable of shaking seemingly unshakable convictions. While Leopoldo’s fate seems sealed, doubt begins to change even those who judge him. Because you can silence a voice, but not what that voice has left behind in others.
Director:
Giovanni Veronesi
Writer:
Giovanni Veronesi
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Pierfrancesco Favino as Frate Leopoldo da Casamacchia |
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Silvio Orlando as |
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Alma Noce as |
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Maurizio Lombardi as |
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Francesco Gheghi as |
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Paolo Rossi as |
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Carlo Cecchi as Papa Innocenzo X |
| Directing | Giovanni Veronesi | Director |
| Writing | Giovanni Veronesi | Screenplay |
| Production | Fabrizio Donvito | Producer |
| Production | Benedetto Habib | Producer |
| Production | Marco Cohen | Producer |
| Production | Daniel Campos Pavoncelli | Producer |
| Production | Massimiliano Orfei | Producer |
| Production | Luisa Borella | Producer |
| Production | Davide Novelli | Producer |
| Writing | Nicola Baldoni | Writer |
| Writing | Gianluca Bernardini | Writer |
| Writing | Nicola Deorsola | Writer |
| Writing | Paolo Portone | Co-Writer |
| Writing | Jean Jacques Ilunga | Co-Writer |
