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Ciao Bella
- Director: Mani Maserrat Agah
- Writer: Jens Jonsson
- Producer: Christer Nilson; Lena Rehnberg
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A sweet little film with an unexpected twist.
The gay subplot is almost minor but perfectly done.
The cool kid teaching the geek how to be cool is touching and passionate.
Unfortunately, from the beginning, it's all going to end in tears in the long run.
Accomplished and thoughtful...with some difficult questions.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
CIAO BELLA is a film about yearning for the big love and the insane roller coaster ride of pain, tears and butterflies that comes along with it. In classic Hollywood fashion, we get to follow two teenagers on their journey... straight into each others arms. But there isn't enough time. Just one week. Sometimes life's greatest decisions have to be made at the age of sixteen. Mustafa Moradi is aching to find a girlfriend. The trouble is, girls just want him as their friend. Then suddenly he's struck by a brilliant idea: he'll simply pretend to be Italian. At Gothia Cup. And finally, a world of possibilities presents itself. On the other end of the city, Linnea is desperately searching for a guy with style, courage and a burning passion. Not an easy task for a girl living in Sweden's most tedious and ugly suburb. Who knows what would have become of her, had she not met Massimo, the most romantic Italian in the world.
Cast & Characters
Oliver Wahlgren-Ingrosso as Enrico;
Mina Azarian as Mustafa Massimo's mother;
Arash Bolouri as Babak;
Maria Hedborg as Nurse;
Poyan Karimi as Mustafa / Massimo;
Lotta Karlge as Johanna;
Chanelle Lindell as Linnea;
Jimmy Lindstr'm as Linea's Father;
Adam Lundgren as Mattias;
Oscar Rydelius as Malbrottskillen;
Fortesa Hoti as Girl in diner