A young priest crusades against organized crime in his Naples neighbourhood but falls in love with a 13-year-old boy. It's the chance the gangsters were waiting for to get rid of the thorn in their side. Will they be able to force the boy to accuse the priest of sexual harassment and have his reputation destroyed?
Acting
Bentivoglio's priest — terrifying in his tenderness.
Direction
Capuano's Naples feels inescapably claustrophobic.
Cinematography
Shadow-drenched streets that judge everyone.
Director
Antonio Capuano
Fabrizio Bentivoglio
Don Lorenzo Borrelli
Tonino Taiuti
Carmine 'Cuccarini' Pianese
Rosaria De Cicco
Zia Rosaria
Oscar Di Maio
Marcello Santoro
Antonella Stefanucci
Sandra
Teresa Saponangelo
Anna Maria Pica
Alessandra Borgia
Enzo Salomone
(as Vincenzo Salomone)
Gaetano Amato
Vincenzo Merolla
Gennaro Riccardi
Monica Assante di Tatisso
Riccardo Zinna
Barbiere
Nando Triola
Giovanni Pianese (as Fernando Triola)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during the 'Tangentopoli' corruption scandals, when Italians were primed to distrust every institution — church included.
Emanuele Gargiulo (Nunzio) was non-professional; Capuano found him playing soccer in a Naples street. His rawness was the point.
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