

The Ballad of the Homeless
2015, Italian. Directed by Monica Manganelli.
The "Ballad of the Homeless" is a poetic and surreal journey into the lands devastated by the earthquake in the Italian region of Emilia Romagna in 2012. We see the aftermath through the eyes of a child and his friend, a snail.
- Runtime
- 0h 9m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Italian
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- Released
- 1 May 2015
- Original title
- La ballata dei senzatetto
- Country
- Italy
- Written by
- Monica Manganelli
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The Ballad of the Homeless runs 9 minutes (0h 9m).
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The Ballad of the Homeless isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 May 2015. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Ballad of the Homeless?
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Who directed The Ballad of the Homeless?
The Ballad of the Homeless (2015) was directed by Monica Manganelli and stars Francesco De Angelis.