"The Syndicate," or "Il Sindaco Del Rione Sanita," is a witty dark
comedy set in 1960s Naples. This new translation by Mike Poulton
portrays De Filippo's classic combination of pathos with farce in a
newly accessible and contemporary version.
Honest young Antonio Barracano stabs a brutal night-watchman to
death. With the help of a 'Godfather' he is smuggled out of Naples
to hide in New York. Convicted of the murder in his absence but
safe overseas, he quickly acquires wealth and a reputation for
ruthlessness.
Returning to Naples, he uses his new status to quash his conviction
and is soon feared but respected throughout the city, making it his
life's work to provide a form of rough justice for the criminals of
Naples who have no other access to law.
He rules the Naples underbelly with a rod of iron but when a
respectable but poor young man decides to murder his father and
comes to Don Antonio for advice, the Neapolitan 'Godfather' emerges
from the shadows to make the young man's father an offer he can't
refuse
The comedy grows blacker as 'respectable' Naples collides with its
criminal underworld.
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