Blessed Boys
Alternative title: La santa piccola

Directed by Silvia Brunelli

Mario and Lino's fraternal bond is tested when they encounter a new world that leads them down separate paths, challenging their lifelong friendship in unexpected ways.
Blessed Boys is a tender Italian coming-of-age drama about two best friends in Naples whose closeness is tested as desire and religious expectation enter their lives. Silvia Brunelli gives the relationship warmth and naturalism, while the neighbourhood setting adds texture.

Blessed Boys

Alternative title: La santa piccola

Directed by Silvia Brunelli

Mario and Lino's fraternal bond is tested when they encounter a new world that leads them down separate paths, challenging their lifelong friendship in unexpected ways.

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Blessed Boys is a tender Italian coming-of-age drama about two best friends in Naples whose closeness is tested as desire and religious expectation enter their lives. Silvia Brunelli gives the relationship warmth and naturalism, while the neighbourhood setting adds texture.