Luca Guadagnino’s ‘After the Hunt’ to Open, ‘Hamnet’ to Close Rio Film Festival in Year of Buzzy International Titles

Rio De Janeiro, Brazil – Luca Guadagnino’s “After The Hunt” will open the 27th edition of the Rio International Film Fest, Latin America’s largest fest. The film, starring Julia Roberts, Ayo Edebiri and Andrew Garfield will be screened on Oct. 2 in the fest’s opening ceremony in Rio’s downtown Cinelândia (Cinemaland) Square landmark theater Odeon.

Rio Film Fest unspools over Oct. 2-12 period and will feature about 260 films, 124 from Brazil and the remaining from dozens of countries around the world. It is the chance of cariocas, as Rio residents are called, to attend the Brazilian premieres of the highlights of this year’s world production in 25 screens in theaters, plus four outdoor sites, spread among the 6.7 million-inhabitants of Rio.

“After The Hunt” had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival and has also opened the New York Film Festival. The psychological thriller is centered on a university…