Paisan

You walk into war-torn Italy as a soldier or civilian in six shifting encounters. Allied advance meets everyday life across liberated lands and German retreats. Rossellini’s neorealist snapshot pins war not on battles but on fleeting human bridges.

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Roberto Rossellini directed Paisan in 1946. See Roberto Rossellini's full filmography, where to start with Roberto Rossellini, or where to go after you've seen everything by Roberto Rossellini.

Paisan was released in 1946 (IT original-language production), with a runtime of 125 minutes.