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The Ciambra (15)

The Ciambra

In The Ciambra, a small Romani community in Calabria, Pio Amato is desperate to grow up fast.

At 14, Pio drinks, smokes and is one of the few to easily slide between the regions’ factions – the local Italians, the African immigrants 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 and in the process he must decide if he is truly ready to become a man.

Filmed with participants from the local community, The Ciambra offers an immersion in a world rarely seen on screen, with a level of emotions and an energy captured by a unique cinematic language.

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Italy/Brazil/Germany/France/Sweden/US 2017 Dir Jonas Carpignano 118 min

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