When an Italian man comes out of the closet, it affects both his life and his crazy family.
Acting
Ginette Reno steals every scene as the operatic mother
Writing
Quippy bilingual banter that actually lands
Costume
Gaudy Italian-Canadian fashion as character development
Director
Émile Gaudreault
Luke Kirby
Angelo Barberini
Ginette Reno
Maria Barberini
Paul Sorvino
Gino Barberini
Mary Walsh
Lina Paventi
Peter Miller
Nino Paventi
Claudia Ferri
Anna Barberini
Sophie Lorain
Pina Lunetti
Tim Post
Peter
Tara Nicodemo
Yolanda / Woman in Airplane / Jolene
Pierrette Robitaille
Rosetta
Dino Tavarone
Giorgio
Mark Camacho
Johnny Christofaro
Michel Perron
Father Carmignani
Lou Vani
Marco
Diane Lavallée
Mélanie
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on Steve Galluccio's semi-autobiographical play about his own Italian-Canadian family in Montreal; the real Galluccio makes a cameo as a bar patron.
The film captures a specific 2000s moment when LGBTQ+ coming-out narratives still required 'palatable' family reconciliation endings—notice how Angelo never actually says 'I'm gay' to his parents' faces.
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