The Tree of Wooden Clogs
2017·3h 7min·BBFC 12A
Drama
On a turn-of-the-20th-century northern Italian farm, a group of sharecroppers eke out a threadbare existence. A priest advises Batisti and his wife Batistina that their young son Minec should be formally educated, so they sacrifice his help in the fields and send him to school. When Minec's wooden shoe breaks one day, Batisti--in an act of desperation--puts the family's future at risk to replace the clog.
Director:Ermanno OlmiCast:Luigi Ornaghi, Francesca Moriggi, Omar Brignoli, Antonio Ferrari,
On a turn-of-the-20th-century northern Italian farm, a group of sharecroppers eke out a threadbare existence. A priest advises Batisti and his wife Batistina that their young son Minec should be formally educated, so they sacrifice his help in the fields and send him to school. When Minec's wooden shoe breaks one day, Batisti--in an act of desperation--puts the family's future at risk to replace the clog.
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Original Title
L'albero degli zoccoli
Status
Released
Release Date
2017-06-29
Original Language
Italian
Production Country
Italy
