MUMBAI: PVR Pictures will soon release George Clooney’s The Ides of March in India.

Based on Beau Willimon’s play Farragut North, the film is set in the near future in the world of American politics during the Democratic primaries in Ohio for the presidential elections.

It tells the story of a young, idealistic press secretary (Ryan Gosling) who works for one of the presidential candidates, Governor Mike Morris (George Clooney), and despite himself becomes dangerously involved in the ambient deceit and corruption.

Besides Gosling and George Clooney, the film also stars Philip Seymour Hoffman, Paul Giamatti, Marisa Tomei, Jeffrey Wright, Max Minghella and Evan Rachel Wood.

The film, which recently opened the 68th Venice International Film Festival, will be presented at the 13th Mumbai Film Festival.