I Killed Napoleon

Anita learns she is pregnant by her boss, Paris, which she initially hides behind her relentless drive. She is promptly promoted to a powerful position at Fanelli, but the very next day she is abruptly fired. The rapid shift shatters her sense of control and sets her on a path of revenge and reinvention.

Feeling betrayed, Anita gathers Olga, Gianna, Filippa, and Enrica in a park outside Fanelli to plot a response. Each woman brings her own struggles with job loss and stress from a male-dominated world, pooling resources and experiences. Biagio, a shy lawyer on Fanelli’s board, joins the circle and becomes a crucial ally.

With Biagio providing insider access to the board, the group uncovers signs of financial misdeeds within Fanelli tied to Paris. They assess how such information could be used as leverage to force accountability and leadership changes. The plan shifts from protest to strategic repositioning.

The coalition crafts a strategy to weaponize the emerging scandal, turning misdeeds into pressure that could topple the current leadership around Paris. They execute a careful, calculated campaign to reclaim control while exposing systemic complicity. Anita re-enters the power play with renewed resolve.

Anita and Biagio deepen their bond as they marry and welcome a daughter named Dora. The family life brings warmth and softens Anita’s earlier steely resolve, adding a new dimension to her pursuit of power. The personal and professional worlds begin to intersect more intimately.

Enrica exposes that Biagio has manufactured parts of his past, including his supposed parents and grandmother Dora. The revelation shakes the foundation of his power and creates rifts within the coalition. Trust becomes more fragile as the truth surfaces.

Seeking support, Anita returns to Paris and learns that her dismissal was a collective board decision, with Biagio among those who opposed her. The new information reframes the power struggle and shows how the system is complicit in deceit. This insight strengthens Anita’s resolve to challenge the status quo.

In a tense sequence, Anita infiltrates a locked house via a terrace to confront Biagio, who is threatening Gianna. Her friends intervene, thwarting Biagio’s attempt to poison Gianna and helping to frame him, even as he makes a narrow escape. The confrontation crystallizes the stakes and loyalties.

Months pass and Anita appears emotionally entangled with Paris, while Olga becomes her new secretary at Fanelli. A goldfish named Waterloo sits in her office as a quiet symbol of endurance and memory. The office environment reflects a blended mix of vulnerability and resilience.

Anita is re-employed at Fanelli and reclaims a leadership role, signaling a return to power. Her leadership steadies the company’s direction while testing the loyalties of those around her. The dynamic shifts back toward her influence in the organization.

Biagio’s scheming continues as he targets another manager in Fanelli’s Paris operation, indicating that the cycle of ambition and deceit could persist. The underlying structures enable his behavior and hint at broader implications for the company. The threat remains that power can corrupt anew.

The film presents a measured portrait of ambition and resilience, examining how power can corrupt and loyalty can be both a weapon and a shield. It shows that revenge, while seductive, is costly and every victory leaves a stain on the victor’s soul. The narrative stays rooted in its morally gray world and the complex human costs of ambition.