The Children's Train

(2024)

★ 7.4 IMDb · 351 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 2024

Runtime: 106 мин

Country: Italy

Director: Cristina Comencini

Cast: Barbara Ronchi, Serena Rossi, Christian Cervone, Стефано Аккорси, Francesco Di Leva, Антония Труппо, Monica Nappo, Dora Romano, Beatrice Schiros, Ivan Zerbinati

Plot

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.

1946. Amerigo is seven years old and has never left Naples and his mother Antonietta. His world, made up of streets and poverty, however, is about to change. On board one of the "trains of happiness" he will spend the winter in the north, where a young woman, Derna, will welcome him and take care of him. Next to her Amerigo acquires an awareness that leads him to a painful choice that will change her life forever. It will take him many years to discover the truth: those who love you don't hold you back, but they let you go.