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The Delta

Play trailer Poster for The Delta 1996,  1h 25m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 75% 8 Reviews Tomatometer 37% 250+ Ratings Popcornmeter
75% Tomatometer 8 Reviews 37% Popcornmeter 250+ Ratings
A genteel Jew (Shayne Gray) and an immigrant Vietnamese (Thang Chan) living in a Southern town try to cope with their homosexuality.

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Eric Henderson Slant Magazine May 21, 2026
The Delta, when held against the amiable optimism of Beautiful Thing, Get Real, or Trick, feels almost surreal in its lack of sexual generalization. Go to Full Review
Richard Brody The New Yorker Aug 5, 2023
Sachs, in his début feature, reveals a startling connection between his aesthetics and his experience: with a chilly drift toward artifice, he uncovers the bitter and infuriating truth of growing up in hiding. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy Variety Apr 12, 2006
2/4
This intimate gay drama, about the complex relationship between a white adolescent and a Vietnamese immigrant, displays a fresh voice but suffers from structural flaws and ultra-modest production values. Go to Full Review
Bob Satuloff The Advocate Jun 1, 2022
Nonprofessionals Gray and Chan are adequate in their roles, and Memphis makes an intriguing location. But with its sparse narrative, humorless style, and deadly pace, The Delta is more excruciating than illuminating. Go to Full Review
Armond White Out Magazine Oct 25, 2017
Against the tide of political correctness, The Delta was first to chart the unsafe streams of gay experience. Go to Full Review
John Beifuss Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) Nov 16, 2012
3/4
The film now seems more infuential and prescient than ever, a signature work that heralded a revived interest in 'Queer' cinema while pointing the way toward an ever more influential documentarian and micro-budgeted American independent film scene. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Ira Sachs

Director

Shayne Gray

Lincoln Bloom

Thang Chan

Minh Nguyen (John)

Rachel Zan Huss

Monica Rachel

Colonius David

Ricky Little

Ira Sachs

Writer

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The Delta

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Movie Info

Synopsis A genteel Jew (Shayne Gray) and an immigrant Vietnamese (Thang Chan) living in a Southern town try to cope with their homosexuality.
Director
Ira Sachs
Producer
Margot Bridger
Screenwriter
Ira Sachs
Distributor
Strand Releasing
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 15, 1996, Original
Box Office (Gross USA)
$107.7K
Runtime
1h 25m
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