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Ciao

Play trailer Poster for Ciao R,  2008,  1h 27m,  Drama/ LGBTQ+ Play Trailer Watchlist
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A man learns that his late friend had a secret online lover who is on the way from Italy.

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Carrie Rickey Philadelphia Inquirer Jan 30, 2009
2/4
In Yen Tan's glacially paced movie (every shot is relentlessly symmetrical), the actors are squares in graph-paper compositions. Go to Full Review
Kevin Thomas Los Angeles Times Dec 29, 2008
4.5/5
Yen Tan's Ciao is a revelation, a minimalist work of maximum effect. It is determinedly understated and consistently expressive, beautifully composed yet never studied. Go to Full Review
Ty Burr Boston Globe Dec 19, 2008
2.5/4
It's made on the smallest of budgets and features awkward if sincere performances, yet Yen Tan's film still manages to strike a series of plangent emotional truths about speaking one's heart and moving on. Go to Full Review
John P. McCarthy Boxoffice Magazine Dec 5, 2008
1.5/5
In theory, there's no reason a movie shouldn't endeavor to be somber and tentatively hopeful at the same time. In practice, unfortunately, Ciao is depressing and ploddingly elegiac. Go to Full Review
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Harry P Jan 26, 2017 The stereotype made of the mentioned bipolar character is far stretched and inaccurate. Really didn't need to do that to make the story interesting. The three main characters are also very flattened in their dimensions. Hardly any personality at all. Couldn't finish it even if i forced myself. See more
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Yen Tan

Director

Adam Neal Smith

Jeff

Alessandro Calza

Andrea

Ethel Lung

Lauren

Chuck Blaum

Mark

Alessandro Calza

Writer

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Movie Info

Synopsis A man learns that his late friend had a secret online lover who is on the way from Italy.
Director
Yen Tan
Producer
Jim McMahon
Screenwriter
Alessandro Calza, Yen Tan
Distributor
Regent Releasing
Production Co
Unauthorized Films
Rating
R (Language|Sexual References)
Genre
Drama, LGBTQ+
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 5, 2008, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 3, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$48.5K
Runtime
1h 27m
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