Shoeshine
Sciuscià
1946 · 1h 31m · Drama · Italy · Rated 16 (CH)
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.
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Vittorio De Sica7.4Smart score
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black marketfortune telleritalyjuvenile delinquentjuvenile prisonmilitary policeorphanpost world war iirome, italyshoeshine boy
Rating16 (CH)
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