The Tree of Wooden Clogs(L'albero degli zoccoli)
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Italy · 1978
3h 7m
Director Ermanno Olmi
Starring Luigi Ornaghi, Francesca Moriggi, Omar Brignoli, Antonio Ferrari
Genre Drama, History
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On an Italian farm at the beginning of the century, the owner pays the families working there by their productivity. One family decides to send their child to school, although this represents a great sacrifice. On the long walk home from school, the boy's shoes break, but they do not have money to buy another. What can they do?
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