Juliette, a twelve-year-old shy and unhappy girl, is fascinated by her French teacher, Mrs. Solenska. Showing great humour and imagination, she likes to seduce her young audience; her class is her scene, and her pupils her best spectators.

In Myriam Aziza’s thoughtful tale of growing pains, a well-cinched dress not only ignites sapphic devotion but also signals a prickly transition to womanhood. Alba Gaia Bellugi delivers a ferocious performance that fearlessly delves into the thornier realms of teenage obsessions and insecurities.