A Year of School

+ intro and Q&A with director Laura Samani

Un anno di scuola

This acutely observed portrait of a teenage girl’s experiences at a new school is an impressive coming-of-age drama by Laura Samani.

  • Director

    Laura Samani

  • With

    Stella Wendick, Giacomo Covi, Pietro Giustolisi, Samuel Volturno

  • Italy-France 2025. 102min

  • Digital

  • English subtitles

Small Body director Laura Samani’s second feature is a sharply observed coming-of-age tale, sympathetically adapted from the novel by Giani Stuparich. A teenage Swedish girl starts a new school in Trieste. Entering an all-male class, she embarks on a rollercoaster ride of emotions and experiences.