A Year of School

Official selection

Love/RomanceComing of AgeWomenMusic/Dance

Director Laura Samani, who made a powerful feature debut with the multi-award winning Small Body (2021), returns with her new work A Year of School. Set in a high school in Trieste, Italy, this highly accomplished teen movie delicately unveils the story of a Swedish girl spending a school year in an unfamiliar land. In a class full of boys, Fred becomes the only girl. As she grows closer to three boys in particular, they begin to explore the bars and party scenes in the city together. Through their relationship with Fred, the boys gradually let go of their macho attitudes and start to express their sensitivity and genuine emotions. One sets out in search of their own path, while another confronts and overcomes the scars of childhood. However, the friendship that once seemed unbreakable begins to crack when feelings develop between Fred and Antero. What director Laura Samani captures so brilliantly is the very essence of youth—their energy and their capacity for change. Newcomer Stella Wendick, who plays Fred, brings a bright and positive energy to the film, adding a pop-song-like rhythm to its tone. Her radiant presence lights up the screen like the sun.

Programme note by SEO Seunghee

Stills4

Screenings3

Sun, 09/21

13:0015:07

CGV Centum City 6

281Guest Q&AKE, Korean subtitles + English subtitles or English dialogue

Mon, 09/22

20:0022:07

LOTTE CINEMA Centum City 4

374Guest Q&AKE, Korean subtitles + English subtitles or English dialogue

Tue, 09/23

13:0014:42

CGV Centum City 5

434KE, Korean subtitles + English subtitles or English dialogue

Film details

Director: Laura SAMANI
Original title: Un anno di scuola
Country/Region: Italy, France
Year: 2025
Length: 102min
Section: Flash Forward
Edition: Busan International Film Festival 2025, No. 30
Original language: Italian
Premiere: International Premiere
Format: DCP, Color
Selection: Official selection
Elsewhere: Festival page Letterboxd IMDb Wikidata TMDB Douban

Director

Laura SAMANI

Credits

Director: Laura SAMANI
Cast: Stella WENDICK, Giacomo COVI, Pietro GIUSTOLISI, Samuel VOLTURNO
Screenplay: Elisa DONDI, Laura SAMANI
Cinematography: Inès TABARIN
Editing: Chiara DAINESE
Production company: Nefertiti Film with Rai Cinema, TOMSA FILMS and ARTE FRANCE CINÉMA
World sales: Rai Cinema International Distribution

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