IFF26 Opening Night Festa: Holy Cannoli

Opening Night Festa

Thursday, September 24
Luna Leederville

Join us as we celebrate the Opening Night of the 2026 Italian Film Festival with Holy Cannoli, a romantic comedy that's as sweet and satisfying as the perfect pastry. Your ticket includes live pre-film entertainment, a delicious food box and complimentary drink, plus a gift bag!

6:15pm arrivals for
7:00pm session start

Australian premiere

Che Dio perdona a tutti 

Witty, romantic and smart, this film from beloved Italian satirist Pierfrancesco ‘Pif’ Diliberto (The Mafia Kills Only In Summer) - adapted from his own bestselling novel - is a hugely entertaining and gently irreverent comedy about love, faith and finding the perfect pastry.

Arturo (Pif) is a successful real estate agent, but less so in love. Arturo lives alone, is the weak link in his office's football team, and nurtures an unwavering passion for desserts, with a soft spot for sciù from Palermo's most celebrated pasticceria. His life lights up when he meets the devoutly Catholic Flora (Giusy Buscemi), who is looking to open her own patisserie, and he falls instantly, hopelessly in love. To win Flora over, Arturo embarks on an increasingly absurd attempt to live by the gospel, a quest that earns him an unexpected spiritual advisor: the Pope.

Italian box office hit Holy Cannoli is playful, pointed and cheeky, using comedy to expose the contradictions of contemporary Italian life seen through the eyes of a soul-searching, sweet-toothed sceptic.

OFFICIAL SELECTION - Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2026

Italian with English subtitles