The Tree of Wooden Clogs (1978)

When the family of man was still—a family.

On a turn-of-the-20th-century northern Italian farm, a group of sharecroppers eke out a threadbare existence. A priest advises Batisti and his wife Batistina that their young son Minec should be formally educated, so they sacrifice his help in the fields and send him to school. When Minec's wooden shoe breaks one day, Batisti--in an act of desperation--puts the family's future at risk to replace the clog.

Genres: Drama

Stars: Luigi Ornaghi, Francesca Moriggi, Omar Brignoli, Antonio Ferrari, Teresa Brescianini

Release Date: 1978-08-28

Country: Italy

Ratings: 7.6 / 10 (230 votes)

Runtime: 187 mins