The Ciambra

Aug 31, 2017

1h 58m

★ 7.2

Overview

Pio Amato, a 14 year-old member of a small Romani community in southern Italian town of Gioia Tauro in Calabria, is in a hurry to grow up. Pio follows his older brother Cosimo everywhere and from him he learns how to hustle and how to navigate the streets of his 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.

Genres

Crime

Drama

Production Companies

Haut et Court

DCM Pictures

Filmgate Films

Sikelia Productions

RT Features

Stayblack

Film i Väst

Lucana Film Commission

RAI

The Ciambra Trailers

Cast

Pio

Pio Amato

Ayiva

Koudous Seihon

Cosimo

Damiano Amato

Iolanda

Iolanda Amato

Patrizia

Patrizia Amato

Rocco

Rocco Amato

Susanna

Susanna Amato

Keko O'Marrochinu

Francesco Pio Amato

Benjamin

Mark Benjamin

American Boy

Chasku

Cocchino

Damiano Nicolas Amato

Raffaele Guerrasio

Pasquale Alampi

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