Exudes dramatic and narrative potency, naturalness, credibility, and fascinating and moving humanism. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Dec 20, 2022

A Chiara becomes a bit of a slog as it circles the same scenarios and revelations for extended periods of time.

| Sep 30, 2022

You will feel some suffocation among the tension and friction, and the result can be slightly disturbing in its forthrightness.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Sep 13, 2022

A story about the loss of innocence... novel yet heartbreaking. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 8/10 | Sep 1, 2022

The plot is sluggish, but the film’s credibility is always intriguing.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 24, 2022

The usual, sensationalistic spiel on mob stories is stripped to the bone, with violence existing outside Chiara’s point of view.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 21, 2022

A solid film bolstered by its gripping central performance.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jul 18, 2022

Jonas Carpignano’s impressive, slow-burning drama captures a milieu that is bound by rules that have little to do with the laws of the land.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 18, 2022

A Chiara is arguably Carpignano’s most accomplished work to date, pressing ever further into the interior psychologies of his characters.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 15, 2022

This gripping and emotive drama follows Chiara’s attempts to come to terms with her father’s criminal legacy...

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 15, 2022

A Chiara is another spectacular addition to the filmmaker’s oeuvre as it marks an end to the trilogy.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 12, 2022

A truly mesmerising coming-of-age crime story.

| Jul 11, 2022

Another very impressive achievement from Carpignano.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 11, 2022

A gut-punch of a movie, one that holds your attention from the start and doesn’t let go.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Jul 4, 2022

From its heady early moments to its poignant ending, this is a stunning film. It's also a picture anchored by a remarkable lead performance — a jewel among a glimmering cast,

| Jun 24, 2022

In many ways, A Chiara follows a recognizable coming-of-age outline. But, like actual coming of age, it’s often quite frightening.

| Jun 16, 2022

Carpignano's strong sense of place and culture is abetted by utterly authentic performances, adding up to a vivid view of how everyday life can somehow rest unknowingly atop criminal enterprises.

| Jun 9, 2022

The title or subtitle to this film could've very well been: The day I found out my father was a criminal. [Full review in Spanish]

| Jun 8, 2022

I never knew where it was going, and I was gripped... It was just so well done.

| Jun 7, 2022

Beautifully shot and very smart.

| Jun 7, 2022