A Ciambra

Name: A Ciambra
Genre: Drama
Released: January 26, 2018
Duration: 118 min
Rating: 70
Cast: Damiano Amato, Francesco Pio Amato, Iolanda Amato, Koudous Seihon, Paolo Carpignano

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Sundance Selects | Release Date: January 26, 2018 | NR

Starring: Damiano Amato, Francesco Pio Amato, Iolanda Amato, Koudous Seihon, Paolo Carpignano, Patrizia Amato, Pio Amato, Rocco Amato, Susanna Amato

Summary: 14-year-old Pio (Pio Amato) wants nothing more than the respect of his older brother, whom he emulates in every way—including his career as a petty criminal. When both his father and brother are arrested, Pio is determined to prove that he can step up and be the head of his sprawling Romani family. But a fateful night and a wrenching14-year-old Pio (Pio Amato) wants nothing more than the respect of his older brother, whom he emulates in every way—including his career as a petty criminal. When both his father and brother are arrested, Pio is determined to prove that he can step up and be the head of his sprawling Romani family. But a fateful night and a wrenching decision soon test just how ready he is. [Sundance Selects]… Expand

Director: Jonas Carpignano

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: NR

Runtime: 118 min

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The Guardian Peter Bradshaw

Jun 26, 2018

What a rush of storytelling energy and style. Read full review

A.O. Scott

Jan 18, 2018

Mr. Carpignano has a shrewd sense not only of the character’s psychology, but also of the audience’s expectations, and our tendency to confuse realism with magical thinking. Read full review

Sheri Linden

Feb 1, 2018

Amid the verisimilitude of location shooting and a cast of mostly nonprofessionals playing fictionalized versions of themselves, Carpignano inserts poetic touches. Read full review

David Rooney

May 28, 2017

Overall, Pio's accelerated passage from adolescence to adulthood is depicted with moving honesty and sensitivity. Read full review

Emily Yoshida

Jan 19, 2018

The film treads familiar territory when it’s trying to carve cinema-worthy myth from its semi-fictitious protagonist’s life, but its more impressionistic, painterly moments are what feel truly fresh. Read full review

Richard Whittaker

Feb 7, 2018

The director avoids turning this into some form of misery tourism, which would be a real risk in less adept hands: yet the story is told with such a uniform tone that it’s hard to remain emotionally engaged. Read full review

Ignatiy Vishnevetsky

Jan 23, 2018

The result is busy, murky, and remote. It doesn’t have the leftie political clarity of Ken Loach, the purposeful intensity of the Dardenne brothers, or even the character development of Ramin Bahrani’s early features. Read full review

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TheTrueMovies

Jun 18, 2019

The director shows to all people his talent. He has to be followed by the major.

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