A boy and his mute father were trapped in the city of Parma and could not go home, they both worked illegally at a train station there, so that for some reason they lost their jobs, they ran out of money and their only provisions were left.

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Title: Father and a Loaf of Bread

Country: Italy

Genre: Drama

Type: Neorealist

Color: Black and white

Language: Italian

Idea: Egi David Perdana

Status: First Part of the Matteo Trilogy

Dedicated for: Bicycle Thieves (1948)

Synopsis:

Matteo heard the news that his father, Rafael, was arrested by the police because he was accused of stealing the opportunity to loot goods in the midst of the riots due to rising prices, even though at the same time his mother was dying of acute liver disease, instead of getting funding from a philanthropist, the Matteo house instead visited by three people who claimed to be police, they asked Matteo to come with them, because from the investigation it was stated that Matteo participated in designing a plan with his father and brother who were now fugitives to loot, because Matteo had been in arrears for three months and his brother, Fabrio, needed money to pay off his debts. The police also brought in two witnesses who claimed to hear and saw Matteo's plans, Fabrio and Rafael, but the police could not retrieve Rafael's statement because Rafael was mute, short story Matteo was taken to the police station with the condition of the mother being looked after by Matteo's younger brother six years old and a policeman who has no experience in dealing with sick people.

Long story short, one of the witnesses whispered to Matteo that what he actually saw was someone else, but the person claimed to have already said incorrect statements to the police, the person claiming to be named Gracio said he was terrified and said that his family was impoverished, if he was imprisoned because false testimony then his family could not eat, because he felt sorry Matteo promised to be resigned to prison for one week with his father to cover up the lies of Gracio, with the condition that Gracio took care of his sick mother after finishing Gracio's work, Gracio agreed to that, short story imprisoned Matteo and Rafael for a week without trial.

One week passed, Matteo and Rafael were free, they returned to their homes, but they found the bitter truth that their loved ones had died, they found Matteo's sister crying beside the body of his mother who had died for three days, also known for three days Ramo the younger brother does not eat and only drink, Matteo is furious, he intends to sue the police who promised to look after his mother and Gracio who broke the promise to the trial, but Matteo's report was never responded, he instead returned to get the bitter news that his brother, Fabrio, was found dead drowning in the river with a grievous wound After some time, it was discovered that Fabrio was involved in a robbery and killed by his fellow robber. According to Leo, a Fabrio colleague who was captured, it was learned that Gracio was involved in the robbery, Matteo came to the conclusion that Gracio slandered him, his father and brother, and pretended to make an alibi, because the looting and robbery took place simultaneously, on nfo coworkers found out Gracio escaped to his aunt's house in Rome.

He and his father were looking for Gracio to Rome, a trip from the city of Parma to Rome was very touching, because poor, Matteo and Rafael sold his house which was only valued at 300 lira because of so dilapidated, after half the trip Matteo and Rafael did not have any money at all, because the money ran out, this is where Matteo began to become more familiar with his father who had previously considered Matteo despicable because of mute and unemployed, Matteo can now see his father's sincerity in looking after Matteo, even though his father was dumb, for example when Matteo was accused of stealing a jacket, his father with all his might trying to talk to defend his child, even though it was very difficult and impossible. Finally, after traveling for a long time on foot and hitching a ride to Rome, he arrived at his aunt Gracio's house, but Matteo found a surprising finding, Gracio became the one who caused a mental disorder because he felt guilty, every day he did was just banging his head against the wall and saying " Fabrio forgive me "over and over again, seeing Gracio's condition so pathetic, Rafael and Matteo feel sorry, they also forgive and release Gracio now they intend to return to Parma

But the problem is they don't have money, the only way is they have to work to make money, but Rafael with a disability cannot be accepted to work anywhere legally, while Matteo is under 15 so he is still considered illegal to get a job, finally they also work illegally by becoming train ticket brokers, but despite being train brokers, they cannot go back to Parma, because Matteo and Rafael's bosses are very calculating with a profit of only 0.1 percent. One day Matteo and Rafael tried to steal the opportunity to return to the city of Parma with the tickets they sold, but unfortunately they were discovered, the big boss was furious, as a result of their hard-earned money was seized by the boss, they were expelled and prohibited from working again, Rafael and Matteo now has nothing, Matteo only has a piece of bread that he can't even share, finally Matteo decides to give that piece of bread to his father, so that the father is refreshed, because he believes, even with disabilities people are more likely to accept his father working rather than him who was underage, no matter the illegal legal rules in Italy.

Miracles seem to come, just an hour's walk to find work, Matteo and Rafael immediately get encouraging news, benefactors who used to get tickets quickly to see the wife who gave birth willing to hire Rafael, because the company is private and not bound by government regulations, even generous is a very good heart, moreover the benefactor is in the city of Parma, the benefactor by phone is also willing to give a motorcycle so that Rafael and Matteo can return to the city of Parma, it was welcomed joyfully by Rafael and Matteo, after the motorcycle package was sent by the benefactors' men, some days later they happily returned to the city of Parma, but when Rafael drove his motorbike tightly Rafael looked away because he saw a child stranded on the road, as a result their motorcycle crashed into a roadblock and Rafael died instantly. Matteo was seriously injured sobbing beside his father's body without anyone caring. The film ends, the miracle that originally took place, now ends with deep sorrow.

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