She cut her hair, bound her chest, and snuck into an all-boys naval academy. Madwoman.
A woman wants to graduate to the Italian Naval Academy in the 60s. She has to fight her family, her friends and a world not ready to accept her.
Acting
Antonelli's physical transformation—every walk, every glance lands.
Costume
The bind, the uniform, the swim of her father's study—telling details.
Director
Wilma Labate
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Anita Ekberg's cameo was her first Italian film in years; Labate specifically wanted the 'La Dolce Vita' icon to bless this story of female reinvention.
Based on the real first woman to attend the Accademia Navale in 1981—Labate moved the timeline back to capture the explosive social friction of the 60s.
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