A Ciambra

{{Infobox film

| name = A Ciambra

| image = A Ciambra poster.jpg

| caption = Film poster

| director = Jonas Carpignano

| producer = Paolo Carpignano
Jon Coplon
Christoph Daniel
Gwyn Sannia
Marc Schmidheiny
Rodrigo Teixeira
Ryan Zacarias

| writer = Jonas Carpignano

| starring = Pio Amato

| music = Dan Romer

| cinematography = Tim Curtin

| editing = Affonso Gonçalves

| studio = Stayblack
RT Features
Rai Cinema
Sikelia Productions

| distributor = Academy Two

| released = {{Film date|2017|5|19|Cannes|2017|8|31|Italy|df=yes}}

| runtime = 120 minutes

| country = Italy

| language = Italian

| gross = $91,846{{cite web|url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/A-Ciambra-(Italy)#tab=summary|title=A Ciambra|publisher=The Numbers|access-date=9 July 2018}}

}}

A Ciambra ({{IPA|it|a tˈtʃambra|lang}}) is a 2017 Italian drama film directed by Jonas Carpignano. It is the second in the director's trilogy set in a Calabrian town, following Mediterranea (2015) and followed by A Chiara (2021).

Although selected as the Italian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, it was not nominated.

Plot

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

Cast

Pio Amato as Pio Amato
Koudous Seihon as Ayiva
Damiano Amato as Cosimo

Production

A Ciambra is the second in the director's trilogy set in a Calabrian town, following Mediterranea (2015) and followed by A Chiara (2021).{{citation needed|date=March 2024}}

Release

A Ciambra was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival.{{cite web |url=http://www.quinzaine-realisateurs.com/en/fortnight-2017/ |title=Fortnight 2017: The 49th Directors' Fortnight Selection |access-date=20 April 2017 |work=Quinzaine des Réalisateurs |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170419004103/http://www.quinzaine-realisateurs.com/en/fortnight-2017/ |archive-date=19 April 2017 |url-status=dead}}{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/directors-fortnight-lineup-juliette-binoche-gerard-depardieu-1202390797/ |title=Cannes: Juliette Binoche-Gerard Depardieu Drama to Kick Off Directors Fortnight |author=Elsa Keslassy |date=19 April 2016 |access-date=20 April 2017 |magazine=Variety}} At Cannes in won the Europa Cinemas Label Award.{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/chloe-zhao-the-rider-cannes-directors-fortnight-1202445981/ |title=Cannes: Chloe Zhao's 'The Rider' Tops Cannes' Directors' Fortnight |first=John |last=Hopewell |date=26 May 2017 |access-date=26 May 2017 |magazine=Variety}} It was selected as the Italian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/jonas-carpignano-a-ciambra-italy-oscar-contender-1202573064/ |title=Jonas Carpignano's 'A Ciambra' Is Italy's Oscar Contender |magazine=Variety |first=Nick |last=Vivarelli |date=26 September 2017 |access-date=26 September 2017}}

Reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 89% based on 57 reviews, and an average rating of 7.2/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "A powerful character study, A Ciambra burns slowly, letting its compelling cast carry what could otherwise be just another coming-of-age story."{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/a_ciambra |title=A Ciambra (2018) |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=29 June 2024}} On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 70 out of 100, based on 17 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/a-ciambra |title=A Ciambra Reviews |publisher=Metacritic |access-date=27 December 2021}}

Accolades

The film won the Georges Delerue Award for Best Soundtrack/Sound Design at Film Fest Gent in 2017{{citation needed|date=April 2024}} and won at 63rd David di Donatello for best director and best screenplay.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/steven-spielberg-diane-keaton-dunkirk-a-ciambra-honored-at-italys-david-di-donatello-awards-1096423/|title=Steven Spielberg, Diane Keaton, 'Dunkirk,' 'A Ciambra' Honored at Italy's David di Donatello Awards|work=The Hollywood Reporter}}{{cite web|url=https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/347694/|title=Love and Bullets earns 15 David di Donatello nominations|publisher=cineuropa}}