<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr">International star Julia Roberts will make her debut at the 82nd Venice Film Festival, which runs from Wednesday, August 27 to September 6, with Luca Guadagnino's film "After the Hunt," which deals with a sexual assault case at a prestigious American university.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The film stars Roberts, Andrew Garfield, Chloë Sevigny, Ayo Edebiri, Michael Stuhlbarg, Thaddea Graham, Will Price, Bella Glanville, and Christine Daae.</p><figure class="image image_resized" style="width:75%;"><img></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> A parade of top movie stars will arrive in Venice by jet-ski for the festival, which begins on Wednesday. Among them are Jude Law, Emma Stone, Julia Roberts, and George Clooney, attracting hundreds of fans hoping to catch a glimpse of their favorite stars.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Acclaimed directors at the 82nd edition of the festival include Werner Herzog, Jim Jarmusch, Kathryn Bigelow, Gus Van Sant, and Park Chan-wook, who returns to the festival after 20 years.</p><figure class="image image_resized" style="width:75%;"><img></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The Venice Film Festival is a highlight of the international film scene, showcasing blockbusters with high-profit potential—such as Benny Safdie's The Smashing Machine, starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson as an aging wrestler—as well as smaller independent works.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Despite the glamorous backdrop, some of the upcoming films, which focus more on current events, are likely to spark controversy.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p>