Synopsis
Rome. The 1980s. After the magnum opus The Art of Joy she has been working on for a decade is rejected by the Italian publishing world, writer Goliarda Sapienza commits a desperate theft that costs her her reputation and social position. Incarcerated in Italy’s largest female prison, she finds herself living alongside thieves, junkies, sex workers and revolutionaries. After her release, she continues to meet with these women and over the course of a sweltering summer, a life-changing relationship flowers – a relationship that will reawaken her the desire to live and to write.
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Italian
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Festival History
- European Film Awards 2026 generic - Feature Film Selection
- Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists 2025 generic - Miglior film; Miglior regista; Migliore sceneggiatura; Migliore attrice protagonista; Migliore attrice non protagonista; Migliore fotografia; Migliore scenografia; Migliore montaggio; Migliore sonoro ★ Nastro d'argento: Migliore attrice protagonista; Migliore attrice non protagonista
- Mar del Plata International Film Festival 2025 generic - Italian Screens
Identifiers & sources
| Wikidata | Q133848234 |
| IMDb | tt34768402 |
| TMDB | 1310830 |
