(2021) A Chiara
(In Italian with English subtitles)
PSYCHOLOGICAL DRAMA/ CRIME
Co- produced, written and directed by Jonas Carpignano that appears to showcase the Guerrasio family what the other regular families do. It consists of a mom, Carmela (Carmela Fumo) and dad, Claudio (Claudio Rotolo), the oldest daughter Giulia (Grecia Rotolo); 15 year old, Chiara (Swamy Rotolo); and their youngest member of the family, Giorgia (Giorgia Rotolo). We see Chiara exercising on the treadmill before she is driven home by her family, and while fiddling around with her phone and fooling around with her baby sister, father and other sister. The next scene has oldest sister, Giulia celebrating her 18th birthday celebrating in a restaurants along with other family members that includes cousins, aunts and uncles. During this fun evening Chiara on occasion sneaks off for a vaping/ cigarette while her dad is not looking, until after the evening was over, she was caught puffing by family members. One of them threaten to tell her dad unless she were to tell her dad about it first. And it was at this point, it becomes interesting is when the father ditches his entire family, and upon Chiara attempting to follow him and her mom outside- the family car explodes. Chiara's mom then grabs her and tries to convince her not to get involve with whatever what her dad is doing. And 15 year old Chiara becomes more involved after reading on her phone that said her dad, Claudio Guerrasio is now a wanted man or a runaway fugitive, she becomes more drawn to it, and at the expense of skipping classes; clashing with other peers and arguing with her own sister and family members.
What I liked about this movie are the Italian customs involving what it system does whenever children who who become misguided and are heading toward the wrong path. What did not make much sense is the fact that after Chiara ran away from gov't ministry who attempted to straighten her out , why there was not too much effort not to look for her. She kind of decided to go back on her own after she hung around long enough to see what her dad had been doing, before she realizes she did not like what she had been seeing. We also do not see too much about the impact on rival gang members as well.
