FUORI is a moving drama about friendship in adversity, female solidarity, and anti-conformism, inspired by the life of one of Italy’s most iconic authors, Goliarda Sapienza.
Rome, 1980. 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 ends up in prison for stealing jewelry, but the encounter with some young inmates turns out to be a life-changing experience.
After their release and over the course of a sweltering summer, the women continue to meet, and Goliarda forms a deep bond with Roberta, a repeat offender and political activist.
A connection no one on the outside can truly understand, but through which Goliarda rediscovers the joy of living and the drive to write again.
Festival & awards
Cinemed – Festival Cinema Mediterranéen Montpellier 2025: Avant-premières
Festival de Cannes 2025: In Concorso
Festival del Cinema Italiano di Madrid 2025: Nuovi autori
Festival do Rio 2025: World Panorama
Festival Dolce Cinema 2025: Avant-première
Festival du Film Italien de Villerupt 2025: Compétition
IFF Italian Film Festival presented by Palace – Australia 2025: New Italian Cinema
International Education Film Festival 2025: Longs métrages de fiction
Les rencontres du cinéma italien à Toulouse 2025: Avant-première
Mar del Plata International Film Festival 2025: Italian Screens
MittelCinemaFest 2025
NICE New italian Cinema Events Festival – USA 2025
Panorama of European Cinema 2025: Avant Premieres