La gioia (2026): reparto, argumento y streaming

Released in 2026, La gioia is a drama film directed by Nicolangelo Gelormini, running about 108 minutes.

What it’s about. Gioia is a high school teacher who has never known any other love than the oppressive bond with her own parents, with whom she still lives. One of the students at her school, Alessio, is cashing in on his own body to make a couple of hundred euros to help his mother, a cashier in a supermarket. The relationship that dawns between Gioia and Alessio is forbidden fruit, fragile yet, inexplicably, one they can’t do without. Still, Alessio’s desire to improve his social standing is a silent killer that prevents him from ultimately accepting Gioia’s surprising affection for him. He goes and destroys it all, cancelling the only person who has ever loved him.

Who’s in it. La gioia stars Valeria Golino as Gioia, Saul Nanni as Alessio, Jasmine Trinca as Carla and Francesco Colella as Cosimo, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.5/10, La gioia has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch La gioia page.

If you liked it. Fans of La gioia tend to enjoy Cadena perpetua, El padrino, La lista de Schindler and El padrino II.