Classmates

2026 1h 35m IT

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6.6

SOLID

★6.6TMDB · 23

Drama

Synopsis

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An English teacher at technical school in the outskirts of Rome knows that her twenty-four eighteen-year-old students do not consider her a human being, speak ill of her, are ready to contest her and feel a morbid curiosity towards her private life. Still, she tries to relate to them and the result of this effort is "a great love story". Cenciarelli describes the lessons (strictly in English, despite the students' protestations), the fights in and out of class, the students' tricks, their need to confront each other, their desire to show themselves superior, their weaknesses and their loneliness. As the seasons go by, the relationship between teacher and students becomes more complicated and deepens, alternating moments of great enthusiasm and great disappointment, until the baccalaureate exam, about which she cares more than they do.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Anna Ferzetti
Professoressa
Sara Silvestro
Alessandra
Zoe Massenti
Sofia
Anita Serafini
Margherita
Fabio Bizzarro
Francesco
Federico Micheli
Marco
Morgan Sebastian Wahr
Daniele
Paterne Sassaroli
Faso

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Umberto Riccioni Carteni
Writers: Gaja Cenciarelli, Herbert Simone Paragnani
Languages: Italian
Countries: Italy

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ERA

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Released this year — you're seeing it while it's still in the cultural conversation.

MoodPlayr · trivia#01

2 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Umberto Riccioni Carteni, shot by Vladan Radović. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

MoodPlayr · trivia#02

3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Diego Buongiorno. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

MoodPlayr · trivia#03

4 / 7

ERA

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Editor Lorenzo Campera shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Anna Ferzetti and Sara Silvestro and Zoe Massenti carry the top of the cast.

MoodPlayr · trivia#05

6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt37264758 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 23 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

MoodPlayr · trivia#07

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Umberto Riccioni Carteni directs. Vladan Radović behind the camera. Diego Buongiorno scores. Lorenzo Campera cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Italy. Dialogue in Italian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released this year — you're seeing it while it's still in the cultural conversation.
2Directed by Umberto Riccioni Carteni, shot by Vladan Radović. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Diego Buongiorno. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Lorenzo Campera shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Anna Ferzetti and Sara Silvestro and Zoe Massenti carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt37264758 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 23 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.