Two deadbeat friends see the opportunity of turning their fortune around after they come into possession of a precious stolen relic, the tongue of St. Anthony of Padua.
Acting
Albanese and Bentivoglio's perfectly pathetic chemistry.
Writing
Blasphemous premise played surprisingly human.
Direction
Mazzacurati's gentle satire of working-class Veneto.
Director
Carlo Mazzacurati
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
St. Anthony's actual incorrupt tongue is displayed in Padua's Basilica; Mazzacurati filmed there in secret for one scene.
The film satirizes Italy's 1990s 'religious tourism' boom, where sacred relics became bizarre commodities for collectors.
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