In A Ciambra, a small Romani community in Calabria, Pio Amato is desperate to grow up fast. At 14, he drinks, smokes and is one of the few to easily slide between the region's factions - the local Italians, the African refugees and his fellow Romani. Pio follows his older brother Cosimo everywhere, learning the necessary skills for life on the streets of their hometown. When Cosimo disappears and things start to go wrong, Pio sets out to prove he's ready to step into his big brother's shoes but soon finds himself faced with an impossible decision that will show if he is truly ready to become a man.

Written & directed by Jonas Carpignano
Produced by Stayblack
Info: 118min - Italy/USA/France - 2017
Status: completed

Winner of the Cinema Extraordinaire at Bergen International Festival 2017
Winner of the Label Europa Cinemas at Cannes Film Festival 2017
Winner of the Georges Delerue Award for Best Music at Film Fest Gent 2017
Winner International Confederation of Art Cinemas Award at the Miskolc International Film Festival 2017
Winner Best Actor at the Seville European Film Festival 2017
Winner of the Top Ten of the Year and Best Supporting Actress at CinEuphoria Awards 2018
Winner of Best Director and Best Editing at David di Donatello Awards 2018
Winner of the Best Sound Award at the Golden Ciak Awards 2018
Winner of the ICS Award for Best PIcture at the International Cinephile Society Awards 2018
Winner Best Costume Design at the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists 2018
Winner SNCCI Award Best Italian Film at the Trieste Film Festival 2018
Italy's candidate for the best foreign- language Academy Award at the Oscars 2018

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