Mambo Italiano is a coming-out classic set in Montreal's Little Italy.
Angelo is a nice Italian boy. He lives at home with his parents, who
won't hear of him moving out until he gets married. The trouble is,
Angelo is in love with another boy. When his sister Anna finally
persuades him to come out of the closet, Angelo's traditional parents
don't know what to make of his sexual orientation and nearly abandon
him. And things only get worse when Angelo's mother spills the beans to
his partner Nino's widowed mother, who Nino did not want to know about
the relationship.
Often compared to a gay My Big Fat Greek Wedding,
Mambo Italiano is the journey two families take towards honesty and
acceptance. As in the real world, some make it, some don't, and some
make it later rather than sooner.
