THE CIAMBRA

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Stars:Ā Pio Amato,Ā Iolanda Amato,Ā Koudous Seihon

Pio AmatoĀ is a fourteen-year-old kid, like all boys of his age he want’s to be a ā€œmanā€.Ā A wannabeĀ Mafioso,Ā in realityĀ PioĀ is more of anĀ Artful Dodger, picking pockets and stealing luggage to help boost the finances of his extended family, all attemptingĀ to live outside the law inĀ The Ciambra, a crumblingĀ apartment block in Calabria, Southwest Italy.

Pio’sĀ boyish charm makes him unique in his ability toĀ slideĀ between the regions different factions – the Mafia, the African migrants, the Romani and the Italians – and thereby manage an almost frictionless trade in stolen goods. He idolises his older brotherĀ CosimoĀ and follows him everywhere, learning the necessary skills for life on the rough streetsĀ around the Ciambra. WhenĀ CosimoĀ and his father are arrestedĀ PioĀ is determined to fill their shoes, but is he willing, or even able, to make the sacrifices necessary to become aĀ man?

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