Californie is a 2021 Italian drama film written and directed by Alessandro Cassigoli and Casey Kauffman, at their feature film debut.
It premiered at the 78th edition of the Venice Film Festival in the Giornate degli Autori sidebar, where it won the Europa Cinemas Label Award as best European film.[1]
The film follows the growth of Jamila, a young Moroccan girl living in Torre Annunziata, and was shot over a span of five years,[2] following the protagonist between 9 and 14 years.[3] It has been described as "a character study of a girl coming in terms with how the European dream is out of reach".[4]
Plot
Cast
- Khadija Jaafari as Jamila
- Ikram Jaafari as Angelica
References
- ^ Goodfellow, Melanie (10 September 2021). "'Imaculat', 'Californie' win top prizes at the Giornate degli Autori in Venice". Screen International. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
- ^ Scarpa, Vittoria (5 September 2021). "Review: Californie". Cineuropa. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
- ^ Emiliani, Simone (4 April 2022). "Californie". Mymovies.it (in Italian). Retrieved 6 March 2025.
- ^ Fahim, Joseph (7 September 2021). "Venice Film Festival: A stuttering start for Middle Eastern movies". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
External links
- Californie at IMDb
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