In A CIAMBRA, a small Romani community in Calabria, Pio Amato is desperate to grow up fast. At 14, he drinks, smokes and is one of the few to easily slide between the region's factions - the local Italians, the African refugees and his fellow Romani. Pio follows his older brother Cosimo everywhere, learning the necessary skills for life on the streets of their hometown. When Cosimo disappears and things start to go wrong, Pio sets out to prove he's ready to step into his big brother's shoes but soon finds himself faced with an impossible decision that will show if he is truly ready to become a man.
Director’s Biography
Jonas Carpignano spent his childhood between Rome and New York City. His work as a director has been shown around the world and has won awards at Cannes, Venice, and Sundance. His first feature film Mediterranea debuted at the Cannes Film Festival - Semaine de la critique before receiving the award for the best directorial debut of 2015 by the National Board of Review. His second feature film A Ciambra was screened at the Directors Fortnight at the 2017 Cannes festival where it won the Europa Cinema Label prize for best European film.
Director : Jonas Carpignano
Producer : Paolo Carpignano , Jon Coplon, Christoph Daniel, Gwyn Sannia, Rodrigo Teixeira, Ryan Zacarias
Cast : Pio Amato, Koudous Seihon, Damiano Amato
Screenplay : Jonas Carpignano
Cinematographer : Tim Curtin
Editor : Affonso Gonçalves
Music by : Dan Romer
Production Company : Stayblack, RT Features, Rai Cinema, DCM Productions, Haut et Court, Sikelia Productions
Production Designer : Marco Ascanio Viarigi
World Sales : Luxbox
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Festivals
Cannes Film Festival 2017
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2017
BFI London Film Festival 2017
American Film Institute Festival 2017
Original Title : A Ciambra
English Title : A Ciambra
Language : Italian
Country : Italy | Germany | France | USA
Year : 2017
Runtime : 120 min
Type (colour/ black & white) : Colour
Director’s Filmography
A Ciambra (2017)
Mediterranea (2015)