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In 1980s Naples, Italy, an awkward Italian teen struggling to find his place experiences heartbreak and liberation after he's inadvertently saved from a freak accident by football legend Diego Maradona.


In a Naples suspended between magic and superstition, madness and rationality, a mystery envelops the existence of Adriana, overwhelmed by a sudden love and a violent crime.

Giovanna Mezzogiorno
Adriana / Isabella

Alessandro Borghi
Andrea Galderisi / Luca

Anna Bonaiuto
Adele

Peppe Barra
Pasquale

Biagio Forestieri
Antonio

Lina Sastri
Ludovica

Isabella Ferrari
Valeria

Luisa Ranieri
Catena

Maria Pia Calzone
Rosaria

Carmine Recano
Domenico
Naples in Veils is a thriller film released in 2017 exploring themes of italy, naples, italy. Directed by Ferzan Özpetek, it stars Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Alessandro Borghi, Anna Bonaiuto. In a Naples suspended between magic and superstition, madness and rationality, a mystery envelops the existence of Adriana, overwhelmed by a sudden love and a violent crime.
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