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.
Stars: Valeria Golino, Matilda De Angelis, Elodie, Corrado Fortuna, Francesco Gheghi, Antonio Gerardi
Crew: Mario Martone (Director), Ippolita Di Majo (Writer), Mario Martone (Writer), Paolo Carnera (Director of Photography), Jacopo Quadri (Editor), Carmine Guarino (Production Design)
Country: Italy, France
Language: Italiano
Studio: Indigo Film, RAI Cinema, The Apartment Pictures, Srab Films, Le Pacte
Runtime: 117 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: May 22, 2025
IMDb: 4.458
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