The Tree of Wooden Clogs

1978

Italian

7.8

♡ 11

95%

parent child relationship

peasant

village

winter

Ermanno Olmi Director

Luigi Ornaghi as Batistì

Francesca Moriggi as Batistina

Omar Brignoli as Minec

Antonio Ferrari as Tuni

On a northern Italian farm, Batistì and his wife decide to send their son Minec to school, sacrificing his help in the fields but hoping to break the cycle of poverty in the family. But when Minec’s shoe breaks while walking for miles, Batisti puts the family’s future at risk to replace the clog.