

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Film Screening: The Children's Train
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 19 Mar, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Thu, 19 Mar, 2026 at 09:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Film Screening: The Children's Train
2024, PG, 1 hr 46 min, Drama

Set in post-World War II Italy, this heartwarming film follows young Amerigo as he reluctantly leaves his impoverished life in Naples to live with a host family in northern Italy as part of the "treni della felicità" (trains of happiness) initiative. Organized to help struggling southern children, the program brings Amerigo into the home of Derna, a former partisan, and her brother's family.

As Amerigo navigates life in an unfamiliar place, he discovers new passions—including music—while grappling with homesickness, cultural differences and the complex emotions of a child caught between two worlds. Through moments of conflict and connection, the film explores the different ways people show love and the difficult choices families make for each other.

Based on the true historical program that transported thousands of children from southern to northern Italy, this deeply human story examines themes of belonging, sacrifice and the profound bonds that can form in unexpected places.

Click below to watch the trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rgv4a07mdl4

Free community event.
Light refreshments will be served.

RSVP HERE:
https://www.jewishpeninsula.org/community-calendar/film-screening-the-childrens-train

Questions? Email Carmela Malkin Kuhn: carmela@jewishpeninsula.org
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/newport-news/film-screening-the-childrens-train/200029705916152
- **Event Categories**: entertainment, performances, art, theatre, calendar
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 3

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029705916152?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=newport+news-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Newport News
- **state**: VA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Jewish Peninsula
- **lat**: 37.0871506
- **long**: -76.4936981
- **full address**: Jewish Peninsula, 2776 Spring Rd, Newport News, VA 23606-2514, United States

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Jewish Peninsula (https://allevents.in/org/jewish-peninsula/26020933)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 19 Mar, 2026 at 07:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Jewish Peninsula, 2776 Spring Rd, Newport News, VA 23606-2514, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Jewish Peninsula
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** entertainment, performances, art, theatre, calendar
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Film Screening: The Children's Train ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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