Shoeshine

• 1947
• Italy
• 1h 33min
• 12

• Directed by: Vittorio De Sica
• Cast: Franco Interlenghi, Rinaldo Smordoni, Annielo Mele

Filmed on location in postwar Rome using non-professional actors, Shoeshine tells the story of two young boys who work on the streets shining the shoes of American troops. When the boys are implicated in a petty crime, they are punished severely by society and tragedy ensues. One of the benchmark films of Italy's post war neo-realist film movement.

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