Padre Padrone
Drama
6.9/10
|IT
|it
|114 min
Release Date: 1977-05-20
Overview - The true story of the life of Gavino Ledda, the son of a Sardinian shepherd, and how he managed to escape his harsh, almost barbaric existence by slowly educating himself, despite violent opposition from his brutal father.
Production Companies
RAICINEMA S.r.l.
User Reviews
CinemaSerf
7/10
Based on the true story of author Gavino Ledda, we follow his life growing up on a Sicilian farm where he is subjected to the brutal realism of his father. It all begins when he is taken out of school at a very young age because dad (Omero Antonutti) needs him to tend the sheep and keep them safe from snakes, wolves and bandits! He's barely two foot tall at this stage. This is the template for muc...
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