Pio Amato

Executive producer Martin Scorsese presents the electrifying film from rising director Jonas Carpignano (Mediterranea). 14-year-old Pio (Pio Amato) wants nothing more than the respect of his older brother, whom he emulates in every way—including his career as a petty criminal. When both his father and brother are arrested, Pio is determined to prove that he can step up and be the head of his sprawling Romani family. But a fateful night and a wrenching decision soon test just how ready he is. Steeped in the complex social fabric in southern Italy—where Italians, Romani, and African migrants coexist in uneasy tension, The Ciambra is a bracing plunge into a world in which growing up fast is a matter of survival.

Ayiva is a young single father living in Burkina Faso, West Africa, who dreams of a better life in Europe. After travelling a dangerous route on foot through the North African desert and by boat across the Mediterranean Sea from Libya, he arrives in the Italian town of Rosarno with his best friend Abas, determined to reap the economic rewards of their new life abroad.