[Music] Nicole Kidman and Harris Dickinson turned up the heat at the Venice Film Festival on Friday night with the premiere of helina Reign's provocative film baby girl in this a24 release Kidman stars as a powerful CEO who begins a secret affair with her new intern portrayed by Dickinson while baby girl isn't a typical art housee film it captivated the Venice audience the film received a standing ovation lasting 6.5 minutes as the credits rolled at the Sala Grande theater as the crowd cheered Kidman embraced rain clearly pleased and slightly flushed by the enthusiastic response that it was a sweltering evening in Italy with temperatures reaching 90° making the night even hotter it's so hot Kidman said while waving to fans before entering the theater the film itself added to the intensity with its daring exploration of sexual power dynamics between Kidman's character Romy and Dickinson Samuel after the screening Dickinson was seen in the men's restroom I almost didn't sit through he admitted to a friend but later mentioned that he enjoyed the film baby girl which debuted in competition at Venice also features Antonio Banderas Sophie wild and Esther McGregor Kidman has a notable history with the Venice film festival at the 2004 event she starred in Jonathan Glazer's controversial psychological drama birth which elicited booze from the audience due to a scene where she shared a bath with a 10-year-old actor Cameron brigh at the press conference Kidman addressed the controversy by saying it wasn't that I wanted to make a film where I kiss a 10-year-old boy I wanted to make a film where you understand love following its Venice Premiere baby girl is set to make its North American debut at the Toronto Film Festival before opening in theaters in December