A Ciambra
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1h 57m
Directed by Jonas Carpignano | 118 mins | 2017
A robust neorealist spirit courses through the keenly observed films of Italian-American filmmaker Jonas Carpignano. "A Ciambra," executive produced by Martin Scorsese, is the second of his three features set in the Calabrian port town of Gioia Tauro, and centers on 14-year-old Romani boy Pio Amato. Playing a version of himself, Pio is eager to prove himself as tough as his elder brother—a dangerous ambition in an area rife with crime and racial tensions.
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