Variety is exclusively unveiling the first trailer for “ Mother ,” starring Noomi Rapace as Mother Teresa , which is opening the Venice Film Festival ‘s Horizons strand.

Kinology handles world sales for the project, with Adler Entertainment distributing in Italy.

The trailer of director Teona Strugar Mitevska’s project offers a glimpse into the formative period of one of history’s most complex religious figures during a pivotal moment in Teresa’s spiritual journey.

Set in Kolkata (then Calcutta), India in August 1948, “Mother” follows Teresa, Mother Superior of the convent of the Sisters of Loreto, as she anxiously awaits permission to leave her monastery and create a new religious order. The drama, shot in English, focuses on seven pivotal days in the life of the future saint wh

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