The Children's Train
About The Children's Train
In late 1940s Italy, a mother makes the difficult decision to send her son to the north, where he catches glimpses of a new life away from poverty.
The Children's Train is a 2024 drama film directed by Cristina Comencini. The film is filed under poverty, impoverished, post-war italy, and 1940s.
Barbara Ronchi appears as Derna, Serena Rossi as Antonietta, Christian Cervone as Amerigo, and Stefano Accorsi as Amerigo Adulto. Released in October 2024, it runs 106 minutes.
The screenplay is by Camille Dugay Comencini and Cristina Comencini. It is adapted from a novel. In the United States it streams on Netflix and Netflix Standard with Ads.
The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, and Oppenheimer make useful companions to The Children's Train. TMDB voters put it at 7.4 out of 10 across 357 votes and it carries a PG rating.