The movie, which is directed by Fernando Meirelles from a script by Peter Morgan, will kickstart the event in October (11). It will be the second time a Meirelles film has opened the festival following The Constant Gardener's premiere in 2005.

Meirelles says, ""In the past decade I've been to the BFI London Film Festival six times, some of them as a guest, and some as part of the audience. I am very honoured 360, an intimate film that talks about our options in life, has been chosen to open the festival this year.""