Calabria of A Ciambra by Jonas Carpignano between fiction and reality

Calabria of A Ciambra by Jonas Carpignano between fiction and reality

The film of the Italian-American director Jonas Carpignano, A Ciambra, is released today in cinemas. A Romani community of Gioia Tauro plays a story of fiction inspired by its reality, between crimes and profound family union.

A film that has earned great approval: presented at Cannes at Quinzaine des Realisateurs and winner of the European Cinema Label.

Especially it has surprised the enthusiasm of Martin Scorsese that is co-producer executive of the film: "A beautiful and moving movie. Enters so intimately in the world of its characters that you have the feeling of living with them "

Scorsese's contribution to the film, the director reveals, was very important especially at the editing stage; especially in finding "the right balance between more documentary aspects and history".

Jonas Carpignano is a young Italian-American director on his second feature film: The first, Mediterranean, also was presented at Cannes, and deals with the topic of African immigrants in Calabria.

After having grown up and studying cinema in the US some years ago he decided to move to Italy, Calabria. A choice of life: "Where I live today there is a strong sense of community, people are side."

Synopsis

In A Ciambra, a small Romani community in Calabria, Pio Amato is in a hurry to grown up. At 14 he already drinks, smokes and tries to follow his older brother Cosimo everywhere, through him he learns how to navigate the streets of their hometown. One night, Pio sets out to prove to his brother that he is as good or better than him but, when things go wrong, a series of events will forever change the way he sees the world.

Cast/Technical Cast

Cast: Pio Amato, Koudous Seihon, Iolanda Amato, Damiano Amato

Screenplay: Jonas Carpignano. Cinematography: Tim Curtin. Editing: Affonso Gonçalves. Music: Dan Romer. Producer: Jon Coplon, Paolo Carpignano, Ryan Zacarias, Gwyn Sannia, Rodrigo Teixeira. Production: Stayblack, RT Features, Rai Cinema, DCM, Haut et Court, supported by MiBACT, Sikelia Productions, Film I Vast, Filmgate, with the support of Lucana Film Commission, Fondazione Calabria Film Commission

Location

Gioia Tauro (RC), Senise (PZ), Pollino.

Trailer