The film explores 72 hours in the life of Bohemien Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani, known to his friends as Modì, through the streets of war-torn Paris in 1916.

On the run from the police, his desire to end his career and leave the city is dismissed by fellow Bohemiens: French artist Maurice Utrillo, the Belarusian-born Chaïm Soutine and English muse Beatrice Hastings.

However, after a night of hallucinations, the chaos in Modì's mind reaches a crescendo when faced with an American collector, Maurice Gangnat, who has the power to change his life.

American film producer Keith Barish bought the rights for the play and gave Pacino full creative control.

Initially, the script was given to American filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola to direct, in 1979, with Bernardo Bertolucci and Martin Scorsese as the second and third choices for Pacino respectively.

Al Pacino and 20th Century Studios received the screenplay not long thereafter and were happy with it but suggested Davis combine the new version of the script with the early one.

[12] In September 2023, Pierre Niney had exited the film, due to scheduling conflicts,[14] while Luisa Ranieri, Antonia Desplat, Stephen Graham, Bruno Gouery, Ryan McParland, Benjamin Lavernhe and Sally Phillips joined the cast.

[21][19][22] On 18 January 2024, just after filming had wrapped in Los Angeles, the first images from set were made available, alongside a statement by Depp: Embarking on this cinematic journey as the director of Modì has been an incredibly fulfilling and transformative experience.

Modì is a testament to the collaborative spirit of independent filmmaking, and I am excited to present this unique and compelling story to the world.In August 2024, the film was given the subtitle Three Days on the Wing of Madness.

[12][25] Modì, Three Days on the Wing of Madness is dedicated to rock musician Jeff Beck, who was a close friend of Depp's.

[26] On 31 August 2023, it was announced that Modì would be financially backed by the Red Sea Film Foundation, which had also supported Maïwenn's Jeanne du Barry, in which Depp played one of the leading roles.

[31] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 29 out of 100, based on four critics, indicating "generally unfavorable" reviews.