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Sacred Silence

1996

Antonio Capuano

1996·ItalyItaly
Award tierSilver

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?

Cast

Fabrizio Bentivoglio·Rosaria De Cicco·Emanuele Gargiulo·Tonino Taiuti

Producers

Gian Mario Feletti·Gianni Minervini

Languages

ItalyItalian

Major Awards

1 win · 1 nomination

Wins (1)

Best Actor

Venice Film Festival (1996)

Best Actor

Fabrizio Bentivoglio

Nominations (1)

Festival Grand Prize

Venice Film Festival (1996)

Golden Lion

Antonio Capuano