

“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.
Luigi Ornaghi
Batistì
LeadFrancesca Moriggi
Batistina
Omar Brignoli
Minec
Antonio Ferrari
Tuni
Teresa Brescianini
Widow Runk
Giuseppe Brignoli
Anselmo
Carlo Rota
Peppino
Pasqualina Brolis
Teresina
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Ermanno Olmi's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
“Every frame feels alive. The Tree of Wooden Clogs is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”