Paisan
Original title: Paisà · Turkish title: Hemşehri
“There are always opportunities for redemption.”
1946 · 2 h
Roberto RosselliniCast
Mostly non-professional actors
Credits
Written by: 
Sergio Amidei
Plot
Six episodes follow the Allied advance through Italy from 1943 to 1945, showing encounters between soldiers and civilians.
Sinekatalog’s take
Roberto Rossellini's neorealist anthology follows six episodes of the Allied advance through Italy. Rough, humane and mostly non-professional, with a devastating final story, it is a landmark of postwar cinema.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.6 / 10 (10,894 votes)
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