The Roses of the Desert (2006)
Overview
A sanitary battalion of Italian Army is sent to Sorman oasis in Lybia during the Africa campaign in 1940. Soon an Italian missionary, living nearby, succeed to transform the occupation by Italian Army in a kind of humanitarian mission. In fact all the battalion is involved to help the local population. The war anyway goes on with no regards to human feelings. The "glorious" Fascist campaign is going to became a fast retreat.
Cast
Michele Placido
Frate Simeone
Alessandro Haber
Maggiore Stefano Strucchi
Giorgio Pasotti
Ten. Marcello Salvi
Claudio Bigagli
Un soldato toscano
Moran Atias
Aisha
Fulvio Falzarano
Sgt. Barzottin
Tatti Sanguineti
Nicola Acunzo
Francesco Guzzo
Enzo Marcelli
Giuseppe Oppedisano
Stefano Scandaletti
Hermann Weiskopf
Flavio Pistilli
Paolo Lombardi
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