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Gioia

Gioia
★ 6.8/10•2026•1h 48m•16•Drama

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.

Nicolangelo Gelormini · Director

Giuliano Scarpinato · Screenplay

Benedetta Mori · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 48m
LanguageIT
Release DateFeb 12, 2026

Actors

Valeria Golino

Valeria Golino

Gioia

Saul Nanni

Saul Nanni

Alessio

Jasmine Trinca

Jasmine Trinca

Carla

Francesco Colella

Francesco Colella

Cosimo

Betti Pedrazzi

Betti Pedrazzi

Gisella

Gianni Bissacca

Gianni Bissacca

Professore di Filosofia

Laura Mazzi

Paola

Anita Fiorello

Gilda Postiglione Turco

Gilda Postiglione Turco

Andrea Vasone

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