Release date: 12 May 2022
Director: Jonas Carpignano
Cast: Swamy Rotolo, Claudio Rotolo, Carmela Fumo, Grecia Rotolo
WINNER Cannes Film Festival 2021, Best European Film (Directors’ Fortnight)
WINNER Zurich Film Festival 2021, Best Film
OFFICIAL SELECTION – New York & Karlovy Vary Film Festivals 2021
From multi award-winning writer/director Jonas Carpignano (A Ciambra, Mediterranea), TO CHIARA is a searing, gripping and remarkably poignant drama about a Calabrian teenage girl who learns some difficult truths about her close-knit family.
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.
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