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Shoeshine
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Shoeshine (1946)8.1 /10

Not Rated (US) · Italy · Italian · 91 min · Aug 26, 1947 · More  
Directed by:  Vittorio De Sica

Storyline:  After World War II, in Rome, Italy, two young shoeshine boys pool their resources to fulfill their shared dream of owning a horse. However, their aspirations are dashed when they unwittingly become pawns in a theft scheme, resulting in their incarceration in a juvenile prison. It is the profound impact of this experience that tests the friendship of the two boys, in this masterpiece of Italian neorealism.

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