A Year of School

A Year of School 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.