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 Another teen drama hits the screen, though this one proves to be quite serious. This eight-episode Italian series follows a group of teenagers in Naples learning to survive at a military academy. The cadets face grueling drills, inspections, competitions, and strict regulations—most notably a fundamental rule: relationships between students from different year groups are forbidden. The school environment is rife with tension as the students yearn for freedom—a freedom that never comes, as Minerva Academy controls every aspect of their lives. The plot intensifies when the story reveals what happens when discipline crosses the line into humiliation. A power struggle plays out between veteran cadets and newcomers, raising questions about whether harsh traditions truly forge character or simply persist because no one has ever dared to challenge them. Salvo, one of the new cadets, arrives at Minerva determined to find out what happened to his missing friend, Francesco.  Stars: Bia...