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COMEDY . 2016 . 1h 38m . Italian . 6.8/10

Ciao, Brother!_

Angelo is a forty-year-old messy man, nice but a bit of a scoundrel. He makes a living by selling fake paintings to rich Japanese on holiday, until one day he is unmasked and to escape the police who are hunting him he takes the first flight to an unknown destination. As luck would have it, the first plane he can catch takes him to Los Angeles. Having arrived in California penniless and with his credit cards blocked, he gets by for a few days as a bum when suddenly he comes up with a brilliant idea. Angelo, in fact, reads in a newspaper that the rich Italian-American entrepreneur Vittorio Di Spirito has died leaving a boundless inheritance to his son George, and he cannot help but notice that the dead rich man looks like his father in every way. Thanks to this resemblance, Angelo shows up at the funeral, staging a dramatic and heartfelt condolence, and then shows up at George's villa declaring that he is his brother...

Director Nicola Barnaba
Starring Fabrizio Nardi, Nico Di Renzo, Benedicta Boccoli
Box Office $775K
6.8/10
Rating
$775K
Box Office
1h 38m
Runtime
2016
Year
FLOP
-67% ROI
Profitability
Updated Feb 16, 2026
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Angelo is a forty-year-old messy man, nice but a bit of a scoundrel. He makes a living by selling fake paintings to rich Japanese on holiday, until one day he is unmasked and to escape the police who are hunting him he takes the first flight to an unknown destination. As luck would have it, the first plane he can catch takes him to Los Angeles. Having arrived in California penniless and with his credit cards blocked, he gets by for a few days as a bum when suddenly he comes up with a brilliant idea. Angelo, in fact, reads in a newspaper that the rich Italian-American entrepreneur Vittorio Di Spirito has died leaving a boundless inheritance to his son George, and he cannot help but notice that the dead rich man looks like his father in every way. Thanks to this resemblance, Angelo shows up at the funeral, staging a dramatic and heartfelt condolence, and then shows up at George's villa declaring that he is his brother...

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Box office
Ciao, Brother! earned $775K against a $2.4M budget.
Director
Ciao, Brother! was directed by Nicola Barnaba.
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Cast
Fabrizio Nardi stars as Angelo in Ciao, Brother!.
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Year context
Ciao, Brother! was released 10 years ago in 2016.

CAST (18)

CREW

Director
Writer

BOX OFFICE

$2.4M
Budget
$775K
Revenue
-67%
ROI
FLOP
Verdict

STUDIOS (1)

Minerva Pictures

DETAILS

Release
Status
Released
Runtime
98 min (1h 38m)
Language
Italian
Country
Rating
6.8/10 (12 votes)
Popularity
4
Budget
$2,360,000
Box Office
$774,653
Profit
$-1,585,347
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What is Ciao, Brother! about?
Angelo is a forty-year-old messy man, nice but a bit of a scoundrel. He makes a living by selling fake paintings to rich Japanese on holiday, until one day he is unmasked and to escape the police who are hunting him he takes the first flight to an unknown destination. As luck would have it, the first plane he can catch takes him to Los Angeles. Having arrived in California penniless and with his credit cards blocked, he gets by for a few days as a bum when suddenly he comes up with a brilliant idea. Angelo, in fact, reads in a newspaper that the rich Italian-American entrepreneur Vittorio Di Spirito has died leaving a boundless inheritance to his son George, and he cannot help but notice that the dead rich man looks like his father in every way. Thanks to this resemblance, Angelo shows up at the funeral, staging a dramatic and heartfelt condolence, and then shows up at George's villa declaring that he is his brother...
How long is Ciao, Brother!?
Ciao, Brother! has a runtime of 98 minutes (1h 38m).
Who directed Ciao, Brother!?
Ciao, Brother! was directed by Nicola Barnaba.
Who stars in Ciao, Brother!?
The cast of Ciao, Brother! includes Fabrizio Nardi, Nico Di Renzo, Benedicta Boccoli, Francesca Della Ragione, Clayton Norcross.
How much did Ciao, Brother! make at the box office?
Ciao, Brother! earned $774,653 worldwide at the box office. The production budget was $2,360,000.
What is the rating of Ciao, Brother!?
Ciao, Brother! has a rating of 6.8 out of 10 based on 12 votes on TMDB.

GENRES (1)

Comedy
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