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The Children's Train
In late 1940s Italy, a mother makes the difficult decision to send her son to the north, where he catches glimpses of a new life away from poverty.
2024 · Directed by Cristina Comencini · 106 min · Drama · 9 frames
Crew
- Screenplay: Furio Andreotti, Camille Dugay Comencini, Cristina Comencini, Giulia Calenda
- Cinematography: Italo Petriccione
- Edited by: Esmeralda Calabria
- Production design: Maurizio Leonardi
- Produced by: Carlo Degli Esposti, Nicola Serra
Cast
- Barbara Ronchi as Derna
- Serena Rossi as Antonietta
- Christian Cervone as Amerigo
- Stefano Accorsi as Amerigo Adulto
- Francesco Di Leva as Capa ‘e Fierro
- Antonia Truppo as Maddalena Criscuolo
- Monica Nappo as Zandragliona
- Dora Romano as Pachiochia
- Beatrice Schiros as Maestra Ferrari
- Ivan Zerbinati as Alcide
Production
- Country: Italy
- Language: Italian
- Studios: Palomar
- Themes: based on novel or book, poverty, 1940s, impoverished, post-war italy
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