Zurich, Aug. 14 -- The Zurich Film Festival has unveiled the list of movies which will have the global premiere at the event, which runs from September 25 to October 5, reported The Hollywood Reporter.

The 21st edition of the festival will open its main gala section to a mix of Hollywood awards contenders and German-language productions with broad audience appeal.

Festival director Christian Jungen noted that the section has a track record of screening films that later earn Oscar nominations, as reported by The Hollywood Reporter.

It includes Benny Safdie's latest feature, 'The Smashing Machine', starring Dwayne The Rock Johnson. The Rock plays the role of an MMA fighter, Mark Kerr.

According to the outlet, the film's synopsis reads: ...