The Children's Train

The Children's Train
The Children's Train
	Italian Netflix teaser poster
Italian	Il treno dei bambini
Directed by	Cristina Comencini
Written by	Furio Andreotti; Giulia Calenda; Cristina Comencini; Camille Dugay;
Based on	The Children's Train; by Viola Ardone
Produced by	Carlo Degli Esposti; Nicola Serra;
Starring	Barbara Ronchi; Serena Rossi; Christian Cervone; Stefano Accorsi; Giorgia Arena;
Cinematography	Italo Petriccione
Edited by	Patrizio Marone; Esmeralda Calabria;
Music by	Nicola Piovani
Production; company	Palomar
Distributed by	Netflix
Release date	20 October 2024 (Rome);
Running time	105 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

The Children's Train (Italian: Il treno dei bambini) is an upcoming Italian film co-written and directed by Cristina Comencini, based on the novel of the same name by Viola Ardone. It premiered at the 19th Rome Film Festival on 20 October 2024 and will be released on Netflix on 4 December 2024.

Plot

In 1946, a Neapolitan boy travels to northern Italy to live with a host family as part of the treni della felicità initiative.

Cast

Barbara Ronchi as Derna
Serena Rossi as Antonietta Speranza
Christian Cervone as Amerigo Speranza
- Stefano Accorsi as older Amerigo
Giorgia Arena [it] Rosa Benvenuti
Francesco Di Leva
Antonia Truppo
Beatrice Schiros [it]
Monica Nappo [it]
Nunzia Schiano [it]
Dora Romano [it]
Ivan Zerbinati
Lucio Morano
Jacopo Pagano Guerrieri
Domenico Rea
Sophia Cecere

Production

The film was shot in Pistoia and Montalcino, both in Tuscany, as well as Naples and Reggio Emilia.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Release

A teaser trailer for the film was released on 12 February 2024.^[4]^[5] Promotional stills were released in May 2024.^[6]^[7] A teaser poster was released on 18 July 2024.^[8]^[9]

The film premiered at the 19th Rome Film Festival on 20 October 2024.^[10]

References

^ "A Pistoia si gira 'Il treno dei bambini'. Con Netflix e Cristina Comencini". La Nazione (in Italian). 15 November 2023. Archived from the original on 9 December 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
^ Farro, Alessandra (24 October 2023). "«Il treno dei bambini» a Napoli, Serena Rossi sul set in piazza del Gesù". Il Mattino (in Italian). Archived from the original on 28 October 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
^ Ferrari, Lara Maria (21 September 2023). "Netflix sceglie Reggio per 'Il treno dei bambini'". Il Resto del Carlino (in Italian). Archived from the original on 1 October 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
^ Billington, Alex (12 February 2024). "First Teaser Trailer for Heartwarming Italian Film 'The Children's Train'". Firstshowing.net. Archived from the original on 12 February 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
^ Guerrieri, Fabrizio (16 February 2024). "Il treno dei bambini, con Stefano Accorsi e Barbara Ronchi". AV Magazine (in Italian). Archived from the original on 25 February 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
^ Urbani, Ilaria (14 May 2024). "Le prime immagini de "Il treno dei bambini" dal bestseller di Viola Ardone". La Repubblica (in Italian). Archived from the original on 24 May 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
^ Armiero, Mirella (13 May 2024). "«Il treno dei bambini», Netflix diffonde le prime immagini del film tratto dal best seller di Viola Ardone". Corriere del Mezzogiorno (in Italian). Retrieved 4 October 2024.
^ Volonté, Martina (18 July 2024). "Il treno dei bambini: il poster dell'atteso film Netflix di Cristina Comencini". Cinematographe.it (in Italian). Retrieved 4 October 2024.
^ Guida, Chiara (18 July 2024). "Il treno dei bambini: il teaser poster, il teaser trailer e le prime immagini". Cinefilos (in Italian). Retrieved 4 October 2024.
^ Scarpa, Vittoria (23 September 2024). "One hundred titles from 48 countries and a flurry of world premieres will form of the focus of this year's Rome Film Fest". Cineuropa. Archived from the original on 27 September 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.

External links

The Children's Train on Netflix
The Children's Train at IMDb

[1] "A Pistoia si gira 'Il treno dei bambini'. Con Netflix e Cristina Comencini". La Nazione (in Italian). 15 November 2023. Archived from the original on 9 December 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2024.

[2] Farro, Alessandra (24 October 2023). "«Il treno dei bambini» a Napoli, Serena Rossi sul set in piazza del Gesù". Il Mattino (in Italian). Archived from the original on 28 October 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2024.

[3] Ferrari, Lara Maria (21 September 2023). "Netflix sceglie Reggio per 'Il treno dei bambini'". Il Resto del Carlino (in Italian). Archived from the original on 1 October 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2024.

[4] Billington, Alex (12 February 2024). "First Teaser Trailer for Heartwarming Italian Film 'The Children's Train'". Firstshowing.net. Archived from the original on 12 February 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.

[5] Guerrieri, Fabrizio (16 February 2024). "Il treno dei bambini, con Stefano Accorsi e Barbara Ronchi". AV Magazine (in Italian). Archived from the original on 25 February 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.

[6] Urbani, Ilaria (14 May 2024). "Le prime immagini de "Il treno dei bambini" dal bestseller di Viola Ardone". La Repubblica (in Italian). Archived from the original on 24 May 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.

[7] Armiero, Mirella (13 May 2024). "«Il treno dei bambini», Netflix diffonde le prime immagini del film tratto dal best seller di Viola Ardone". Corriere del Mezzogiorno (in Italian). Retrieved 4 October 2024.

[8] Volonté, Martina (18 July 2024). "Il treno dei bambini: il poster dell'atteso film Netflix di Cristina Comencini". Cinematographe.it (in Italian). Retrieved 4 October 2024.

[9] Guida, Chiara (18 July 2024). "Il treno dei bambini: il teaser poster, il teaser trailer e le prime immagini". Cinefilos (in Italian). Retrieved 4 October 2024.

[10] Scarpa, Vittoria (23 September 2024). "One hundred titles from 48 countries and a flurry of world premieres will form of the focus of this year's Rome Film Fest". Cineuropa. Archived from the original on 27 September 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.

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