User Reviews

Swamy Rotolo é inexpressiva, o filme não me envolveu com ela, o que tornou toda a experiência desagradável. Ela vai em busca de pistas para o desaparecimento do pai, e aí o roteiro, além de umas soluções meio bestas (a cena dela fugindo da assistente social) não se aprofunda nem nos dramas da jovem, muito menos na complexa situação estrutural a que o pai (a essa altura do campeonato, um personagem mais interessante) vem vivendo. As irmãs então, ou as amigas da escola, são peças descartáveis.

The intrigue is strong enough to keep you glued to the story, but it has some drops in pace that bog it down pretty badly at times. I liked the work of the main character. She really manages to sustain the film, maybe she just lacked the script to provide her with more variants, because she feels very limited in terms of characterization, but still her work is commendable. The film doesn't close strong, I can't really say I liked the ending, but I wasn't disappointed by any means. Give it a watch.

'A Chiara' channels "The Godfather" to introduce us to the dynamics of a family that lives off crime. Through the eyes of Chiara, brilliantly played by the young Swamy Rotolo, we witness inescapable assimilation, which reveals how criminal culture infiltrates newer generations. While there is next to no character development outside of Chiara, and the story hints at subplots that go nowhere, the film offers a culturally relevant character study.

This is a pretty decent film, about a teenager who realises the somewhat shady line of work her father is involved in. I did think the shaky camerawork was a little distracting, although it perhaps does give it a feel of realism - a bit of a documentary feel, or sense, to it perhaps. I thought the main character was well portrayed. It's sort of a film of two halves - there are scenes of her with her family, where things seem fine and scenes of her doggedly trying to find out what 'lies beneath' as it were. The nuisance, I felt, was at the end - I wasn't really sure quite where the main character stood - what the future held. I can't say its a bad film - its somewhat thoughtful and worth a watch overall I'd say but I was left feeling a little confused about what the ultimate outcome was.