Dog Years

Stella is an imaginative and cynical teenager who experiences a shift in perspective following a car accident involving a dog. Believing that her life should be measured in dog years, where one human year equals seven, the nearly sixteen-year-old girl concludes that she is already a centenarian with very little time remaining. Along with her close friends Nina and Giulio, she creates a bucket list of experiences to complete before she dies. However, her outlook on life and love changes after she meets a shy and introverted boy named Matteo.

This Italian romantic comedy was directed by Fabio Mollo, marking the first of two films listed in his career, followed by Born for You in 2023. The screenplay was written by Mary Stella Brugiati and Alessandro Bosi. The film stars Aurora Giovinazzo as Stella, with Isabella Mottinelli, Federico Cesari, and Luca Vannuccini in supporting roles. Produced by Notorious Pictures and Amazon Studios, the movie has a runtime of 97 minutes. Audience reception is mixed, with a rating of 5.6/10 from 388 votes on IMDb and a slightly higher score of 6.3/10 from 123 votes on TMDB.