Fuori () is a 2025 biographical drama film co-written and directed by Mario Martone, based on the 1983 novel by Goliarda Sapienza. It stars Valeria Golino as Sapienza, alongside Matilda De Angelis, Elodie, Corrado Fortuna, Stefano Dionisi and Antonio Gerardi.
The film had its world premiere in the main competition of the 78th Cannes Film Festival on 20 May 2025, and was theatrically released in Italy by 01 Distribution on 22 May 2025.
Premise In 1980, writer Goliarda Sapienza is arrested for theft, and meets two young inmates in prison. Following their release, the three women form a deep bond.
Cast Valeria Golino as Goliarda Sapienza Matilda De Angelis as Roberta Elodie as Barbara Corrado Fortuna as Stefano Dionisi as Valerio Antonio Gerardi as Albert Francesco Gheghi as Waiter at the train station café Daphne Scoccia as "James Dean" Carolina Rosi as the friend who is robbed Francesco Siciliano as publisher Sonia Zhou as Suzie Wong Ondina Quadri as Prison Officer Paola Pace as Pizzi Luisa De Santis as Trasteverina
Production
In March 2024, director Mario Martone announced that his next film would be about Goliarda Sapienza. Principal photography began in Rome in June 2024. Filming also took place in Fregenae and Maccarese.
Release
The first promotional stills were released on 3 December 2024, while a promotional clip was released on 10 April 2025. The film will be distributed by 01 Distribution in Italy, while Goodfellas owns the international sales rights to the film. It had its world premiere in competition at the 78th Cannes Film Festival on 20 May 2025, and was theatrically released in Italy on 22 May 2025. It was theatrically released in France by Le Pacte on 3 December 2025.
Reception Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 47 out of 100, based on 5 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.
Damon Wise of Deadline wrote, "The ending, then, is a little disappointing, since it involves a little twist that, if she really was paying so much close attention, [Goliarda] Sapienza would have seen coming. Nevertheless, the film’s central premise is refreshing." Guy Lodge of Variety called the film "repetitive, tediously non-linear" and "restless, darting". He commended the performance of Matilda De Angelis, however, writing, "De Angelis is electric as the capricious, self-destructive Roberta, even if the character herself isn’t very substantively written, and the film's very pulse quickens whenever she enters the frame." Lee Marshall of Screen Daily also noted the film's non-linear structure, writing that "the temporal leaps don't distract from the fact that the plot is threadbare in places".
Accolades Award Year Category Recipient(s) Result Cannes Film Festival 2025 Palme d'Or Mario Martone Nastri d'Argento 2025 Best Film Fuori Best Director Mario Martone Best Screenplay Mario Martone, Best Actress Valeria Golino Best Supporting Actress Matilda De Angelis Elodie Best Casting Director Paola Rota, Raffaele Di Florio Best Cinematography Paolo Carnera Best Production Design Carmine Guarino Best Editing Jacopo Quadri Best Sound Maricetta Lombardo David di Donatello 2026 Best Film Fuori Best Director Mario Martone Best Adapted Screenplay Mario Martone, Ippolita Di Majo Best Actress Valeria Golino Best Supporting Actress Matilda De Angelis Best Hairstyling Marco Perna Best Editing Jacopo Quadri Best Sound Maricetta Lombardo, Silvia Moreas, Piergiorgio De Luca, Giancarlo Rutigliano
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