A Chiara (EN)
A CHiara
The Guerrasio family and their friends gather to celebrate Claudio and Carmela’s oldest daughter’s 18th birthday. There is a healthy rivalry between the birthday girl and her 16-year-old sister Chiara, as they compete on the dancefloor. It is a happy occasion, and the close-knit family is in top form. However, everything changes the next day when Clau- dio 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.
Director Jonas Carpignano’s first feature film, Mediterranea, was selected in Cannes in 2015 (Critics’ Week). His second feature, A Ciambra, premiered in 2017 at the Directors’ Fortnight. With A Chiara, he is back in Cannes and brings the trilogy to an end in the Calabrian town of Gioia Tauro, Italy, where his three feature films were shot. Much like his second feature, A Chiara won the Europa Cinemas Label award for best European Film.
Swedish theatrical May 13th 2022.
Title: A Chiara
Director: Jonas Carpignano
Country: Italy, France, USA
Language: Italian
Running time: 121 min
Genre: Drama
Year: 2021
Cast: Swamy Rotolo, Claudio Rotolo, Carmela Fumo, Grecia Rotolo
Swedish premiere: May 13 2022