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Laura Samani adapts Giani Stuparich's story to 2007 Trieste

other · 2026-04-30

Laura Samani's film 'Un anno di scuola' adapts Giani Stuparich's homonymous story, relocating it to Trieste in 2007. The narrative follows Fred, a Swedish girl who has just moved to the city and is taking entrance exams for the fifth year at a local technical institute. Her male classmates harass her with sexist jokes and physical molestation, which she meets with apparent indifference. The film portrays sexual harassment as normalized among young people in that era.

Key facts

  • Laura Samani directed 'Un anno di scuola'
  • The film adapts a story by Giani Stuparich
  • The story is set in Trieste in 2007
  • Protagonist Fred is a Swedish girl
  • She faces sexist harassment from male classmates
  • The film depicts normalized sexual harassment
  • Stuparich's story was recently republished by Quodlibet
  • The film premiered in 2026

Entities

Artists

  • Laura Samani
  • Giani Stuparich

Institutions

  • Quodlibet

Locations

  • Trieste
  • Italy
  • Sweden

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