Un Anno Di Scuola (A Year Of School)
A gripping Italian drama, award-winning at the Venice Film Festival, about a Swedish schoolgirl who has just moved to the Italian coastal city of Trieste and finds herself in a class full of boys at a technical secondary school.
September 2007. From her home in Sweden, Fred moves to Trieste on the Adriatic Sea with her father, who has taken a new management job in the Northeastern Italian city. Spirited and curious, she enrols in the local Technical High School for her Senior Year, finding herself as the only girl in an all-male class. She quickly becomes the centre of attention, especially for three friends: the fascinating and reserved Antero, the outgoing womanizer Pasini, and the sweet and protective Mitis. The three have been a unit for as long as they can remember. Fred’s arrival disrupts their equilibrium and puts their longstanding friendship to the test. As each of the boys secretly desires Fred for himself, she yearns to be accepted into their circle and become one of them. But to truly belong, she is asked to sacrifice more and more.
Un Anno Di Scuola had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival, where it won several awards, including the one for Best Actor (Giacomo Covi) in the Orrizonti section.