A Year of School

A slow, sunlit ache of first friendships and belonging, where small betrayals land hard and the longing to fit in feels painfully familiar.

Directed by

Laura Samani

Genres

Drama

Starring

Stella Wendick, Giacomo Covi, Pietro Giustolisi

Overview

2007. Fred, a 17-year-old girl who just moved from Sweden to Northeast Italy, enrolls for her high school senior year—finding herself the only female student in an all-male class. Lively and good-looking, she quickly becomes the center of attention, especially for three classmates: Antero, charming and reserved; Pasini, a cocky womanizer; Mitis, gruff and sagacious. The three have been best friends for as long as they can remember, but Fred's arrival puts their longstanding bond to the test. As each of the guys secretly desires Fred for himself, she yearns to be accepted into the group and be considered 'one of them', but is asked to sacrifice more and more in order to belong.

How it feels

Melancholic, earnest, warm and tense. Slow-burning and needs your attention.

About

Coming-of-age, friendship, identity, betrayal

Content

Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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