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Jonas Carpignano

A Chiara

Director Jonas Carpignano Composer Dan Romer, Benh Zeitlin Cast Swamy Rotolo, Claudio Rotolo, Rosa Caccamo
121' - 2021 - Drama - Dialogue: Italian
The Guerrasio family and friends gather to celebrate Claudio andCarmela’s oldest daughter’s 18th birthday. There is a healthy rivalry between the birthday girl and her 15-year-old sister Chiara as they compete on the dance floor. It is a happy occasion, and the close-knit family are in top form. However, everything changes the next day when the father disappears. Chiara starts to investigate. As she gets closer to the truth, she is forced to decide what kind of future she wants for herself.

The Guerrasio family and friends gather to celebrate Claudio and Carmela’s oldest daughter’s 18th birthday. There is a healthy rivalry between the birthday girl and her 15-year-old sister Chiara as they compete on the dance floor. It is a happy occasion, and the close-knit family are in top form. However, everything changes the next day when the father disappears. Chiara starts to investigate. As she gets closer to the truth, she is forced to decide what kind of future she wants for herself.

"In his Calabrian series that began with Mediterranea, about the North African refugee influx, and shifted to a Romani community in A Ciambra, writer-director Jonas Carpignano brought unvarnished naturalism to vivid snapshots of a place where poverty, racism and crime to a large extent shape the social fabric. He completes the trilogy with A Chiara, for the first time focusing on a young female protagonist and delivering what’s arguably his most accomplished and affecting film to date. A too-protracted final act notwithstanding, this chronicle of a keen-eyed teen’s loss of innocence builds to a shattering climax." - The Hollywood Reporter

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Credits

Directors

Jonas Carpignano

Composers

Dan Romer, Benh Zeitlin

Cast

Swamy Rotolo, Claudio Rotolo, Rosa Caccamo

Scenario

Jonas Carpignano

Director of Photography

Tim Curtin

Editors

Affonso Gonçalves

Producers

Jon Coplon, Paolo Carpignano, Ryan Zacarias, Jonas Carpignano

Production studios

Stayblack

Distributor

Imagine Film Distribution

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Dialogue

Italian

Countries of production

Italy, France

Year

2021

Filmography

Jonas Carpignano
La Casa D'Argento Bava (short, 2006), Resurrecction Man (short, 2010), Bayou Black (short, 2011), A Chjàna (short, 2012), A Ciambra (short 2014), Mediterranea (2015), A Ciambra (2017)