Il Divo is an Italian film directed in 2008 by Paolo Sorrentino.

It is a biopic based on the figure of former Italian Prime Minister Giulio Andreotti.

It was nominated for the Palme D’Or at the Cannes Film Festival in 2008, where it was awarded the Prix du Jury.

The movie was premiered in North America at the Toronto International Film Festival.

Plot
The story of Italian Prime Minister Giulio Andreotti, who has been elected to Parliament seven times since it was established in 1946.

The narration spans the period since the seventh election of Andreotti as Prime Minister of Italy in 1992, until the trial in which he was accused of collusion with the Mafia.

Directed by Paolo Sorrentino
Produced by
Francesca Cima
Fabio Conversi
Maurizio Coppolecchia
Nicola Giuliano
Andrea Occhipinti
Written by Paolo Sorrentino

Cast
* Toni Servillo as President Giulio Andreotti – NB. The title “President” here means President of the Council of Ministers (i.e. Prime Minister). During the film Andreotti is an unsuccessful candidate for the post of President of the Republic [i.e. head of state] but he never became President in that sense.
* Anna Bonaiuto as Livia Danese
* Piera Degli Esposti as Mrs. Enea, Giulio Andreotti’ secretary
* Paolo Graziosi as Aldo Moro
* Giulio Bosetti as Eugenio Scalfari
* Flavio Bucci as Franco Evangelisti
* Carlo Buccirosso as Paolo Cirino Pomicino
* Giorgio Colangeli as Salvo Lima
* Alberto Cracco as Don Mario
* Lorenzo Gioielli as Mino Pecorelli
* Gianfelice Imparato as Vincenzo Scotti
* Massimo Popolizio as Vittorio Sbardella
* Aldo Ralli as Giuseppe Ciarrapico
* Giovanni Vettorazzo as Magistrate Scarpinato
* Cristina Serafini as Caterina Stagno
* Achille Brugnini as Fiorenzo Angelini
* Fanny Ardant as French Ambassador’s wife

Music by Teho Teardo
Cinematography Luca Bigazzi
Editing by Christiano Travagliolo

Distributed by
Italy: Lucky Red
United States: Music Box Films (Theatrical), MPI Media Group (Home Video)

Release date(s)
Cannes Film Festival: 23 May, 2008
Italy: 28 May, 2008
France: 31 December, 2008
United Kingdom: 20 March, 2009
United States: 24 April, 2009
Running time 110 min.
Language Italian
Budget $6.7 million

Official Website:  www.ildivomovie.com