

The troubled relationship between Gianni and Nino, set in the narrow-minded and prejudicial Sicily of 1982.
Acting
Segreto's eyes contain multitudes of repressed want.
Cinematography
Sicily itself becomes a character—beautiful and murderous.
Direction
Fiorello's first film? Unbearably assured and cruel.

Director
Giuseppe Fiorello
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Fiorello based this on the true 1980 murder of Emanuele Mandolesi, a gay teen killed by his lover's father—Sicily's shameful open secret.
The title's irony: fireworks celebrate Sicilian saints while the boys' love literally cannot be seen, only hidden in darkness.