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Dagli Appennini alle Ande (1959)

Dagli Appennini alle Ande poster
Directed by
Folco Quilici
Genre
drama film
Country
Italy
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young Italian boy travels alone from Italy to Argentina to find his mother who has migrated there for work. The story follows his journey across the continent as he encounters strangers who help him along the way.

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What happens

Dagli Appennini alle Ande is a 1959 Italian-Argentine film directed by Folco Quilici. It is based on the short story of the same title from the novel Heart (Cuore) by Edmondo De Amicis. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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