Squali(2025)

Squali is an Italian coming-of-age film following 19-year-old Max as he pursues a startup incubator opportunity in Rome, abandoning his summer plans with friends. While Max immerses himself in the adult world of entrepreneurship, his friends continue their carefree youth back home, creating a widening gap between them. Caught between ambition and belonging, Max begins questioning whether success and independence are worth the cost of friendship and the simpler pleasures of adolescence. The film captures the tension of growing up—the pull between seizing opportunity and holding onto the people and moments that define your youth. As Max navigates this pivotal summer, he's forced to confront what truly matters and what kind of future he actually wants.