International Competition · 43rd Edition
A CHIARA
Director
Jonas CARPIGNANO
Country
United States, France, Italy
Runtime
2 h 1 min
Language
Italian
Premiere
MENA premiere (Middle East and North Africa)
Synopsis
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 thedancefloor. It is a happy occasion, and the close-knit family are on top form. However, everything changes the next day when the father disappears. Chiara, unconvinced by the cover story, starts to investigate. As she gets closer to the truth, she is forced to decide what kind of future she wants for herself.
Cast
Swamy Rotolo, Claudio Rotolo, Grecia Rotolo, Carmela Fumo
Screenplay
Jonas Carpignano
Producers
Jon Coplon, Paolo Carpignano, Ryan Zacarias, Jonas Carpignano
About the Director
Grew up between Rome and New York. After two short films which won awards at the Venice Festival and Critics’ Week in Cannes, he directed his first feature film, "Mediterranea", selected at the Cannes Festival in 2015 (Critics’ Week). Jonas’s second feature, "A Ciambra", premiered at the Directors’ Fortnight in Cannes in 2017. "A Chiara", his third film is back at the Directors’ Fortnight and closes the trilogy on the town of Gioia Tauro in Calabria, Italy where these three films were shot.
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