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Minerva – The School, the new Netflix series, will premiere at #Giffoni56 on July 21
This unmissable event will unfold in two parts. At 10:30 a.m., the series will be presented to the press during a special event held in the stunning setting of the Royal Palace of Portici, where much of the series was filmed. Guests will embark on a journey blending reality and fiction, exploring the locations that not only served as the backdrop for the story but also became key protagonists in the narrative.
At 7:00 p.m., at Giffoni’s Truffaut Hall, jurors and members of the public who have reserved their seats will attend the exclusive preview screening of the first two episodes. The screening will be followed by a meeting with the cast who will also take part in the morning event at the Royal Palace of Portici : Massimiliano Gallo, Cristiana Capotondi, Irene Maiorino, Ciro Minopoli, Biagio Venditti, Margherita Buoncristiani, Simone Secce, Giulio Brizzi, and Nicole Malaj.
Minerva – The School is a coming-of-age teen drama set in a military high school in Naples. It is a world that seems to belong to another era: students wake up at dawn for the flag-raising ceremony; mobile phones and civilian clothes are forbidden; military tactics and fencing are part of the curriculum. Romantic relationships are prohibited, and every mistake comes at a high price.
The story follows Salvo (Ciro Minopoli), a boy raised in a group home who enrolls in the academy to uncover the truth about his best friend’s fate; Vincenzo (Biagio Venditti), determined to follow in his father’s military footsteps; and Camilla (Margherita Buoncristiani), a spoiled teenager from Milan whose father sends her to the academy in the hope that it will change her.
Minerva – The School is also a story about adults—military officers and civilian teachers—whose mission is to shape the next generation while confronting their own consciences, vulnerabilities, and past mistakes. At Minerva Military High School, students are pushed to their limits and discover unexpected truths about themselves. Each of them arrives with ambitions and dreams. The school will not help them achieve those dreams—it will help them understand whether they are truly the right ones. Ultimately, it will help them grow up.
The cast includes: Ciro Minopoli, Biagio Venditti, Margherita Buoncristiani, Beatrice Savignani, Simone Secce, Giulio Brizzi, Nicole Malaj, and Alicia Edogamhe, Massimiliano Gallo, Cristiana Capotondi, Irene Maiorino, Raiz, and Michele Rosiello. The series is directed by Ivan Silvestrini, written by Ivano Fachin, Giovanni Galassi, Tommaso Matano, and Michela Straniero, and produced by Roberto Sessa for Picomedia.