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Boys on the Outside

Boys on the Outside

19906.81h 50m

Overview

Young men with no future have little in the present as well. Natale is released from prison: he takes up with his friends again but none can find work. Claudio, from Palermo, gets out of juvenile detention in Naples and he's met by Vita, a girl who's come from home to run away with him. Where can they go? A young dad, whose potato stall at the market is shut down because he has no permit, takes his two small children to the beach and yells at them. Mario, gay, a prostitute in drag, gets a visit from his mom; he offers tea, then finds the water to his apartment is shut off. Social workers drop by, parole officers file reports. What hope is there? What options besides crime?

Directed by Marco Risi
Written by Marco Risi, Aurelio Grimaldi
Produced by Claudio Bonivento
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Top Cast

Francesco Benigno

Francesco Benigno

Natale Sperandeo

Alessandra Di Sanzo

Alessandra Di Sanzo

Mario 'Mery' Libassi

Roberto Mariano

Roberto Mariano

Antonio Patanè

Maurizio Prollo

Maurizio Prollo

Claudio Catalano

Alfredo Li Bassi

Alfredo Li Bassi

Carmelo Vella

Salvatore Termini

Salvatore Termini

Giovanni 'King Kong' Termini

Filippo Genzardi

Filippo Genzardi

Matteo Mondello

V

Vincenza Attardo

Vita

C

Carlo Berretta

Salvatore 'Salvo' Sperandeo

G

Giuseppe Pirico

Marcello

Themes & Keywords

rapeitalytransvestitepregnancypalermo, sicilymale prostitutiondrug dealingjuvenile delinquentstreet kidunemployedcine quinquigay theme

About Boys on the Outside

Boys on the Outside is a drama film released in 1990 exploring themes of rape, italy, transvestite, pregnancy, palermo, sicily, male prostitution. Directed by Marco Risi, it stars Francesco Benigno, Alessandra Di Sanzo, Roberto Mariano. Young men with no future have little in the present as well. Natale is released from prison: he takes up with his friends again but none can find work. Claudio, from Palermo, gets out of juvenile detention in Naples and he's met by Vita, a girl who's come from home to run away with him. Where can they go? A young dad, whose potato stall at the market is shut down because he has no permit, takes his two small children to the beach and yells at them. Mario, gay, a prostitute in drag, gets a visit from his mom; he offers tea, then finds the water to his apartment is shut off. Social workers drop by, parole officers file reports. What hope is there? What options besides crime?

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