An American woman filmed her experience as she got trapped inside an elevator in Rome, Italy.

Shanny, @shesthetea on TikTok, documented the incident after getting stuck inside the lift whilst on the way back from a grocery store.

The clip which has racked up almost 600,000 views, starts with the filmer showing that none of the buttons were working.

She told Newsflare that she started to "mildly panic" as she profusely pressed the buttons.

Shanny presses the alarm button realising she can't get out of the elevator. She also jokes that in case she gets thirsty she can crack open a bottle of Prosecco she bought.

After a few moments, someone on the outside says in Italian that they are coming to help. Shanny mentions that she cannot speak Italian fluently so a man attempts to communicate in English.

A doorman arrives and sticks a sharp metal object through the doors to pry them open a few inches.

Shanny told Newsflare that the group outside were instructing her to pull open the doors but she couldn't understand them.

She eventually manages to open the doors and is welcomed by a group of seven cheerful Italians.

"I could not speak their language but they still were able to communicate altogether, a beautiful thing," Shanny said.

In this video there is a woman that is just trying to record a day in her life log, when she realizes that the elevator she is inside of is not functioning. She realizes she is stuck and begins to mildly panic, profusely pressing buttons.

She then makes remarks about having Prosecco from the grocery store, and goes into talk about her time in Italy, when people approach the door. These people are Italian children and when they realize that she is stuck, they call for help. Someone speaks in Italian that they are coming to help. The girl waits in the elevator and tries to communicate with the Italians, confirming she cannot speak Italian. The girl in the elevator is remaining very calm. The Italians then ring the doorbell of someone on the first floor, adding another person to the mix. In a short while, a man comes that claims he can speak English. He tried to communicate with the girl and they fall for the doorman. They all wait for the doorman. When the doorman arrives, he then sticks a sharp metal object through the doors to open it about a quarter of an inch. All the Italians try to tell the girl to open the doors with her hands, but she doesn’t understand. Moments pass and she is able to pry the door open with her hands, revealing a group of 7 Italians waiting for her. She could not speak their language but they still were able to communicate altogether, a beautiful thing!