A Year of School

A Year of School (Italian: Un anno di scuola) is a 2025 coming-of-age drama film directed by Laura Samani, co-written by Samani and Elisa Dondi, and loosely based on the 1929 novella One Year of School by Giani Stuparich. Set in 2007 Trieste, updated from the novella's 1909, the plot follows a Swedish girl who enrolls in an Italian high school and befriends three of her all-male classmates. It draws from Samani's personal experience growing up in Trieste, as well as having read Stuparich's novella while studying at the liceo classico where it is set. It stars newcomers Stella Wendick, Giacomo Covi, Pietro Giustolisi and Samuel Volturno. The film had its world premiere in the Orizzonti section of the 82nd Venice International Film Festival on 31 August 2025, where Covi won the section's Best Actor prize. It will be released in Italy by Lucky Red.