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Fuori

2025 film by Mario Martone

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Fuori (transl.Outside) is a 2025 biographical drama film co-written and directed by Mario Martone, based on the 1983 novel L'università di Rebibbia 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.

01Premise

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.

Co-writers Ippolita Di Majo and Mario Martone
Co-writers Ippolita Di Majo and Mario Martone

02Cast

03Production

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.

Mario Martone and the cast of the film at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival
Mario Martone and the cast of the film at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival

04Release

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.

05Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 58% of 12 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.2/10. 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 Ref.
Cannes Film Festival 2025 Palme d'Or Mario Martone Nominated
Nastri d'Argento 2025 Best Film Fuori Nominated
Best Director Mario Martone Nominated
Best Screenplay Mario Martone, Ippolita Di Majo Nominated
Best Actress Valeria Golino Won
Best Supporting Actress Matilda De Angelis Won
Elodie Won
Best Casting Director Paola Rota, Raffaele Di Florio Nominated
Best Cinematography Paolo Carnera Nominated
Best Production Design Carmine Guarino Nominated
Best Editing Jacopo Quadri Nominated
Best Sound Maricetta Lombardo Nominated
David di Donatello 2026 Best Film Fuori Nominated
Best Director Mario Martone Nominated
Best Adapted Screenplay Mario Martone, Ippolita Di Majo Nominated
Best Actress Valeria Golino Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Matilda De Angelis Won
Best Hairstyling Marco Perna Nominated
Best Editing Jacopo Quadri Nominated
Best Sound Maricetta Lombardo, Silvia Moreas, Piergiorgio De Luca, Giancarlo Rutigliano Nominated
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