Sacred Silence
Transgressive, provocative, and harsh: the second effort by Antonio Capuano after "Vito and others" is a film that will be discuss at length.
Genres
Overview
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?
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
114 min
Release Date
1996-09-05
Status
Released
Original Language
Italian
Vote Count
18
Vote Average
6.083
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Emanuele Gargiulo
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Rosaria De Cicco
Zia Rosaria
Oscar Di Maio
Marcello Santoro
Antonella Stefanucci
Sandra
Livia Imparato
Teresa Saponangelo
Anna Maria Pica
Alessandra Borgia
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Gaetano Amato
Vincenzo Merolla
Gennaro Riccardi
Monica Assante di Tatisso
Riccardo Zinna
Barbiere
Nando Triola
Giovanni Pianese (as Fernando Triola)
Luigi Sirico
Manuela Martinelli
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Anna Troise
Luigi Longobardi
Roberto Nigro
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Enzo Petito
Vincenzo Pirozzi
Carlo Triola
Beppe Gatta
Carmine Bovino
Antonio Zito
C. Vacalebre
Gianfranco Veltre
Flavio Brunetti
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