SYNOPSIS
FUORI. Fuori is a moving drama about friendship in adversity, female solidarity, and anti-conformism, inspired by the life of noted Italian feminist writer and political activist Goliarda Sapienza. After her magnum opus The Art of Joy is rejected by all the Italian publishers she sends it to, Goliarda Sapienza ends up in prison for stealing some jewellery. Her encounter with some of the young inmates turns out to be a life-changing experience. After their release and over the course of a sweltering summer in Rome in 1980, the women continue to meet, and Goliarda forms a deep bond with Roberta, a repeat offender and political activist. A connection that no one on the outside can truly understand, but through which Goliarda rediscovers the joy of living and the impulse to write again. The film features a stunning central performance by Valeria Golino, who previously directed the recent, acclaimed television adaptation of Sapienza’s epic novel The Art of Joy (L’Arte della Gioia).
