The Ciambra

2017 · 1h58 · Film

Directed by Jonas Carpignano

Starring Pio Amato, Koudous Seihon, Damiano Amato, Iolanda Amato, Patrizia Amato, Rocco Amato, Susanna Amato, Francesco Pio Amato, Mark Benjamin, Chasku

Ideal when you feel… Sad / low Angry Bored

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.

Original title

A Ciambra

Original language

Italian

Screenplay

Jonas Carpignano

Cinematography

Tim Curtin

Cast

Iolanda Amato, Patrizia Amato, Rocco Amato, Susanna Amato, Francesco Pio Amato, Mark Benjamin, Chasku, Damiano Nicolas Amato, Pasquale Alampi

Updated July 22, 2026

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