Bella Ciao!

Nov 30, 2018

1h 28m

★ 0.0

An Altmanesque carnival of characters

Overview

Carmen Aguirre and Tony Nardi star in a remarkable story of friends, lovers, seekers and thieves. Set at the intersection of the Latin American, First Nations and Italian communities, "Bella Ciao!" captures a struggle towards solidarity in East Vancouver's urban mix.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Bella Ciao Digital

Commercial Drive Productions

Aja Entertainment

RNR Media

Bella Ciao! Trailers

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Cast

Constanza

Carmen Aguirre

Arnaldo

Tony Nardi

Soledad

Alexandra Lainfiesta

Niki

Taran Kootenhayoo

Hester

Marie Clements

Basilio

Frank Ferrucci

Luca

Leonard Tenisci

Can Man

John Emmet Tracy

Professor

April Telek

Last Client

Amanda Burke

Beth

Alison Denham

Tony

Massimo Frau

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