Naples, Quartieri Spagnoli, 1946. In a situation of extreme poverty, Antonietta, Amerigo’s mother, faces the hardest decision of her life: letting her son go to give him the hope of a better future.
"The Children’s Train", the new film by Cristina Comencini, starring Barbara Ronchi, Serena Rossi, Christian Cervone, and Stefano Accorsi, based on the bestselling novel by Viola Ardone. Available on Netflix from December 4th.
"The Children’s Train", the new film by Cristina Comencini, starring Barbara Ronchi, Serena Rossi, Christian Cervone, and Stefano Accorsi, based on the bestselling novel by Viola Ardone. Available on Netflix from December 4th.
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00:00Your eyes are so beautiful,
00:05as bright as a star.
00:12Hermes gave you some good shoes.
00:14You have a hole in them.
00:16Have you seen how he's dressed?
00:19In Settentrione they treat you like children, do you understand?
00:25Mom, I don't want to leave.
00:28Amerigo, go!
00:31Don't miss this opportunity, your children!
00:34Think of them!
00:36Mom!
00:38Amerigo!
00:41We're almost there.
00:46Hi, my name is Derna.
00:49Speranza Amerigo.
00:54The music is beautiful.
00:55It's a force of a thousand thoughts.
00:58Why don't I know anything about children?
00:59Because it's not your thing.
01:01I always said that to Mom.
01:03When the wheat sprouts,
01:05and the field turns all yellow,
01:07then you can go back home to Naples.
01:09How long will it take?
01:11Time goes by quickly.
01:15You're really good.
01:16Yes, but someone taught you something about music.
01:18Mom, you can sing very well.
01:21THE FUTURE
01:23Langhopp forgot everything, even his mother.
01:25He doesn't even love you, that's why he came up here.
01:33You can give him his dream.
01:35Your life is here.
01:42Sometimes you need someone who lets you go.
01:48Someone who keeps you.
01:50THE FUTURE