A Ciambra

Released Jan 19, 2018

1 hr. 58 min.

Drama

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A 14-year-old miscreant sets out to prove he's ready to step into his older brother's shoes.

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Critics Consensus

A powerful character study, A Ciambra burns slowly, letting its compelling cast carry what could otherwise be just another coming-of-age story.

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laura m

it is a powerful story, that opens up on a marvellous character, Pio, in each frame in each scene he has the power of youth conflict and growth. Life as cruel as it can be.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

Euphoric neorealist film. Just continually draws you in to it.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/05/19

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An extraordinary experience. It was recommended to me by a friend who had already watched it twice. It is a film about how things were, how they are now, what is important, and how to survive as a family.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/03/23

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andy p

so, it's a real family - who cares?

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Dark, boring, confusing dialogs, no logical sequence of events, I felt no connection to the characters whatsoever. If you're a fan of art films and foreign movies you might like it. I could have saved the 2 hours I spent watching this.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

01/12/23

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Audience Member

Tava indo bem, mas se perdeu dando voltas e voltas...hehehe.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/27/23

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Jonas Carpignano

Director

Pio Amato

Pio

Koudous Seihon

Ayiva

Damiano Amato

Cosimo

Francesco Pio Amato

Keko O'Marrochinu

Iolanda Amato

Iolanda

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Ben Sachs

Chicago Reader

This is a vibrant if familiar art-house drama, with rough-and-tumble camerawork, highly physical performances, and fly-on-the-wall observations that recall the films of Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne.

Apr 7, 2020

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Tara Brady

Irish Times

Tim Curtin's handheld camerawork and Dan Romer's score are restless and energetic. Pio Amato, who is in almost every frame, makes for a charismatic lead. He is likable enough for the viewer to overlook his low-level lawlessness.

Rated: 4/5

Jun 27, 2018

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Simran Hans

Observer (UK)

A fascinating and considered study of outsider tensions, though a third-act turn that forces Pio to pick a side hammers the point home a little too hard.

Rated: 4/5

Jun 17, 2018

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Farah Cheded

A Good Movie To Watch

A gritty coming-of-age drama that doubles as an authentic immersion into an Italian-Roma family.

Sep 29, 2023

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Andrew Murray

The Upcoming

The Ciambra is a powerful coming-of-age story that ventures where rarely any other films dare to go.

Rated: 4/5

Feb 6, 2021

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Lisa Trifone

Third Coast Review

We are never really invited into Pio's experience, instead kept at arm's length from the world he inhabits.That world is multifaceted and its our view from above as he navigates moving between them that keeps A Ciambra such an interesting watch.

May 28, 2019

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Synopsis

A 14-year-old miscreant sets out to prove he's ready to step into his older brother's shoes.

Director: Jonas Carpignano
Executive Producer: Joel Brandeis, Fernando Fraiha, Alessio Lazzareschi, Sophie Mas, Lourenço Sant' Anna, Martin Scorsese, Dario Suter, Daniela Taplin Lundberg, Emma Tillinger Koskoff
Screenwriter: Jonas Carpignano
Distributor: IFC Films
Production Co: Haut et Court, Sikelia Productions, Film i Väst, RT Features, Filmgate Films, Stayblack Productions, RAI Cinema, DCM Productions
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Italian
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 19, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 27, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $17.4K

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