Monica Bellucci stars as an aristocratic mother in Ketticè, the second film from writer-director Giovanni Tortorici, which received its review from Variety on 8 August 2026. The film is produced by Luca Guadagnino, the Italian film-maker whose credits include Call Me by Your Name and Challengers, serving here as mentor and producer to the younger Tortorici. Bellucci plays Vittoria, the bourgeois mother of the teenage protagonist, in a story set in 2012 (Variety).

At the centre of the film is 16-year-old Giulio, played by Salvatore Gallina, a boy on the verge of failing most of his school subjects. Around him orbit his girlfriend Elena (Ida Poerio), his father Antonio (Tommaso Cristiano Wirz), his grandmother (Stefania Raffadali), and his teacher (Davide Cirri). The title character — Ketty, also known as Ketticè — is played by Rachele Testagrossa (Variety).

Variety describes the film as exploring the dynamics and power-play between adolescents and authority, with that authority taking the form of family, school, and the state (Variety). Tortorici's debut, Diciannove, preceded this effort; Guadagnino has been a guiding figure across both projects (Variety).

The film was showcased at the Locarno Film Festival in 2026, where Bellucci discussed the Guadagnino-produced project on the festival circuit (The Hollywood Reporter). Locarno, held annually in August in the Swiss town of the same name, is one of the longest-running film festivals in the world and a key venue for international arthouse cinema.

Bellucci's own family has a recent connection to streaming-era Italian drama: her daughter, Deva Cassel, held a lead role in Netflix's adaptation of The Leopard (Tatler). With Ketticè, Bellucci takes on a role rooted in Sicilian aristocratic life, working under the guidance of one of Italy's most prominent contemporary directors and a film-maker two features into his career.