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''A Ciambra'' () is a 2017 Italian
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directed by
Jonas Carpignano Jonas Carpignano (; born January 16, 1984) is an Italian-American film director. He is known for the films '' Mediterranea'', '' A Ciambra'', and '' A Chiara''. Early life and career Carpignano was born in The Bronx, New York City on January 16, ...
. It was screened in the
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section at the
2017 Cannes Film Festival The 70th Cannes Film Festival took place from 17 to 28 May 2017, in Cannes, France. Spanish film director and screenwriter Pedro Almodóvar was the President of the Jury for the festival and Italian actress Monica Bellucci hosted the opening and ...
. At Cannes in won the Europa Cinemas Label Award. It was selected as the Italian entry for the
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at the
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, but it was not nominated. It is the second in the director's trilogy set in a Calabrian town, following ''
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'' (2015) and followed by ''
A Chiara ''A Chiara'' () is a 2021 Italian-language drama film directed and written by Jonas Carpignano, the third film in his film trilogy set in a Calabrian town, following '' Mediterranea'' (2015) and ''A Ciambra'' (2017). The film stars Swamy Roto ...
'' (2022).


Plot

Fourteen-year-old Pio Amato idolizes his older brother in their small
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community in
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. Challenges mount after his older brother disappears.


Cast

* Pio Amato as Pio Amato * Koudous Seihon * Damiano Amato as Cosimo


Reception

On
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, the film has an approval rating of 90% based on 58 reviews, and an average rating of 7.1/10. On
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, the film has a weighted average score of 70 out of 100, based on 17 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".


See also

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List of submissions to the 90th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film This is a list of submissions to the 90th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) has invited the film industries of various countries to submit their best film for the Academy Award ...
*
List of Italian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film Italy has submitted films for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film since the conception of the award. The award is handed out annually by the United States Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to a feature-length motion p ...


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External links

* 2017 drama films 2017 films Films scored by Dan Romer Italian drama films 2010s Italian-language films 2010s Italian films {{2010s-drama-film-stub