Pianese Nunzio, Fourteen in May

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name = Pianese Nunzio, Fourteen in May
(Pianese Nunzio, 14 anni a maggio)


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director = Antonio Capuano
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writer = Antonio Capuano
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starring = Fabrizio Bentivoglio
Flavio Brunetti
Rosaria De Cicco
Emanuele Gargiulo
Beppe Gatta
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released = 1996
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imdb_id = 0117336

"Pianese Nunzio, Fourteen in May" (original Italian title: "Pianese Nunzio, 14 anni a maggio") is a 1996 movie from Italy directed by Antonio Capuano that deals with a gay Catholic priest, his pederastic relationship with a Napolitan street boy, and the domination of daily life in Southern Italy by the Camorra. The title translates as "Pianese Nunzio, 14 in May" and the movie was released in the USA with the title "Sacred Silence".

Plot

Don Lorenzo Borrelli (Fabrizio Bentivoglio) is a priest in a poor neighborhood in Naples where Mafia killings are a daily occurrence and most young people glorify the lifestyle of organized crime as a way to earn respect. Don Borelli tries as best as he can to persuade the adolescents that the Camorra is at odds with Catholicism, but has to learn that nothing will change as long as their parents silently accept the Mafia supremacy.

Borrelli's personal life centers on his relationship with a 13-year-old choir boy, Nunzio Pianese (Emanuele Gargiulo), who is not only strikingly handsome but also a very talented musician. Nunzio plans on becoming a priest as well, as the easy life of a priest without worries about the future appeals to him.

The mobsters figure that a child molestation charge is a convenient way to get rid of the incendiary Don Lorenzo and try to get the local authorities to investigate. Meanwhile, Nunzio begins to doubt if he should stay his course or give in to the pressure to denounce Don Lorenzo.