by Kathy FennessyA Ciambra
Some kids grow up faster than others. Especially when they have no choice. The scrappers in this Martin Scorsese-produced picture, A Ciambra, about a Romani community are not averse to the occasional cigarette or plastic cup of wine. Though most films about Roma people tend to focus on travelers, the Amato family of Calabria (played by a real-life family) is pretty settled. Fourteen-year-old Pio (Pio Amato, a natural performer with a face Robert Bresson would love) is
Some kids grow up faster than others. Especially when they have no choice. The scrappers in this Martin Scorsese-produced picture, A Ciambra, about a Romani community are not averse to the occasional cigarette or plastic cup of wine. Though most films about Roma people tend to focus on travelers, the Amato family of Calabria (played by a real-life family) is pretty settled. Fourteen-year-old Pio (Pio Amato, a natural performer with a face Robert Bresson would love) is