Shoeshine
Drama
Two shoeshine boys in postwar Rome, Italy save up to buy a horse, but their involvement as dupes in a burglary lands them in juvenile prison; the experience take a devastating toll on their friendship.
VIBE
A stark, unvarnished look at childhood resilience amidst post-war devastation. It's a deeply affecting, yet unsentimental, portrayal of young lives grappling with harsh realities and fleeting dreams in a broken world.
melancholicheartbreakinggrittysombersteadyneorealisthistorical dramacharacter-driveninnocence lostfriendshippovertysurvival
fortune tellerrome, italyitalyblack marketjuvenile prisonorphanjuvenile delinquentpost world war iimilitary policeshoeshine boy
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