Overview
Gioia is a high school teacher who has never known any other love than the oppressive bond with her own parents, with whom she still lives. One of the students at her school, Alessio, is cashing in on his own body to make a couple of hundred euros to help his mother, a cashier in a supermarket. The relationship that dawns between Gioia and Alessio is forbidden fruit, fragile yet, inexplicably, one they can’t do without. Still, Alessio’s desire to improve his social standing is a silent killer that prevents him from ultimately accepting Gioia’s surprising affection for him. He goes and destroys it all, cancelling the only person who has ever loved him.
A film from Nicolangelo Gelormini, starring Valeria Golino and Saul Nanni.
It opened in Italy February 12, 2026 and has no US date yet. Critics and audiences: 3.25 on Letterboxd.
Next is awards season: Independent Spirit Awards nominations are announced December 2, 2026.
| Point | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 27 | 3.25 |
| Sep 28 | 3.25 |
| Sep 29 | 3.25 |
| Sep 30 | 3.25 |
| Oct 1 | 3.25 |
| Oct 2 | 3.25 |
| Oct 3 | 3.25 |
| Oct 4 | 3.25 |
| Oct 5 | 3.25 |
| Oct 6 | 3.25 |
| Oct 7 | 3.25 |
| Oct 8 | 3.25 |
| Oct 9 | 3.25 |
| Oct 10 | 3.25 |
| Oct 11 | 3.25 |
| Oct 12 | 3.25 |
Films are drafted before they open, then score all season for whoever took them, on the numbers here.
