Prigioniero di un Segreto

Here’s a new crime drama from Italy, directed by one Carlo Fusci and starring Tony Sperandeo, Antonella Ponziani, Andrea Iervolino and Ciro Petrone (the geeky looking kid who plays with guns on the beach in Gomorrah).  Oh, and also in the cast are a couple of old favourites: Franco Nero and Angelo Infanti!

The plot goes something like this:

In a junkyard full of cars, a place on the borders of society & time, a philosphical bum tells the story of Stefano…

A difficult boy, troubled by childhood traumas and bullying, he is sent to an institutional school, which leads him into a future of violence and lawlessness.  When he grows up, he become the head of a gang, which also includes his friend Marco (who is becoming increasingly addicted to drugs) and Ciro (a trigger hapy madman).  In parallel to his criminal life, however, he also falls in love with Mary, a young woman, who allows him to show express his kinder, more dreamy character.

However, the gang’s criminal activities have bought them to the attention of Don Alfredo, who leaves them with no choice but to join his ‘family’… and life is only going to get harder for the unfortunate protagonist

It had a million euro budget, which isn’t big but isn’t too small either, and has music from Stelvio Cipriani.  It’s not been a big release, by any means, just showing in four cinemas (!), so I’m guessing video is the main intended market.

Here’s the trailer:

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The WildEye is a blog dedicated to the wild world of Italian cinema (and, ok, sometimes I digress into discussing films from other countries as well). Peplums, comedies, dramas, spaghetti westerns... they're all covered here.

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