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The Children's Train

2024 · 106 min

A tender, bittersweet coming-of-age story steeped in postwar poverty, carried by small heartbreaks and quiet acts of love.

Overview
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.

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • parenthood
  • politics
  • class
  • identity
  • family
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour3
Realism8
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Cristina Comencini
Written by
Cristina Comencini, Giulia Calenda, Camille Dugay Comencini, Furio Andreotti
Starring
Barbara Ronchi, Serena Rossi, Christian Cervone, Stefano Accorsi, Francesco Di Leva, Antonia Truppo, Monica Nappo, Dora Romano
Cinematography
Italo Petriccione
Runtime
106 min
Country
Italy
Languages
Italian

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