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.
- Genres
- Drama, History
- Year
- 2025
- Country
- France, Italy
- Runtime
- 117 min
- Updated
- 21.05.2026 06:50
Director
Cast
Valeria Golino
Goliarda Sapienza
Matilda De Angelis
Roberta
Elodie
Barbara
Corrado Fortuna
Angelo
Francesco Gheghi
Cameriere bar della stazione
Antonio Gerardi
Albert
Carolina Rosi
Amica derubata
Daphne Scoccia
'James Dean'
Francesco Siciliano
Editore
Sonia Zhou
Suzie Wong
Ondina Quadri
Guardia
Paola Pace
Pizzi
Luisa De Santis
Trasteverina
Sylvia De Fanti
Silvia
Stefano Dionisi
Aura Ghezzi
Carcerata
