

Four childhood friends and their wives at an upscale dinner party. After a much-heated discussion about how smartphones influence their personal lives, the group proposes a late-night game: everyone is to place their mobiles on the table; whoever gets a text, notification or call must share it with the group. It is a recipe for disaster.





Four childhood friends and their wives at an upscale dinner party. After a much-heated discussion about how smartphones influence their personal lives, the group proposes a late-night game: everyone is to place their mobiles on the table; whoever gets a text, notification or call must share it with the group. It is a recipe for disaster.
2020-10-23
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3.0A poignant story that deftly balances levity and gravity, Bay Ngot Ngao (Naked Truth) revolves around four childhood friends once madly determined to escape singledom. After years apart, they gleefully reunite to celebrate the 3-year marriage anniversary of the lone successor of the group to find marital bliss. Their reunion takes a shocking turn when, layer by layer, concealed lives are revealed, trapping each character in a tangled web of dangerous secrets that threaten to push precarious relationships over the edge. Bay Ngot Ngao (Naked Truth) is about the strength of lifelong friendships, the hidden darkness of domestic abuse, and the power of personal liberation. Directed by Dinh Ha Uyen Thu. Produced by Live On. US release by 3388 Films.
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