Although selected as the Italian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, it was not nominated.

Fourteen-year-old Pio Amato idolizes his older brother in their small Romani community in Calabria.

[citation needed] A Ciambra was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival.

The website's critics consensus reads, "A powerful character study, A Ciambra burns slowly, letting its compelling cast carry what could otherwise be just another coming-of-age story.

"[6] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 70 out of 100, based on 17 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".