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| Directed by | Alessandro Cassigoli Casey Kauffman |
| Written by | Alessandro Cassigoli Casey Kauffman |
| Produced by | Damiano Ticconi Sabina Tornatore |
| Starring | Khadija Jaafari |
| Cinematography | Emanuele Pasquet |
| Edited by | Alessandro Cassigoli |
| Music by | Giorgio Giampà |
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| Language | Italian |
Californie is a 2021 Italian drama film written and directed by Alessandro Cassigoli and Casey Kauffman, at their feature film debut.
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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]
