The Roses of the Desert
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.
Release Date
December 1, 2006Runtime
102 minDirected by
Mario Monicelli, Paolo Giacomo Marino, Leonardo Baraldi, Anna AntonelliScreenplay by
Alessandro Bencivenni, Mario Monicelli, Domenico SaverniStory by
Mario Monicelli, Alessandro Bencivenni, Domenico SaverniLanguage
ItalianBudget
$0Revenue
$0Status
Released
Cast
Michele Placido
Frate Simeone
Alessandro Haber
Maggiore Strucchi
Giorgio Pasotti
Tenente Salvi
Claudio Bigagli
Soldato
Moran Atias
Aisha
Fulvio Falzarano
Sergente Barzottin
Tatti Sanguineti
Nicola Acunzo
Francesco Guzzo
Enzo Marcelli
Giuseppe Oppedisano
Stefano Scandaletti
Hermann Weiskopf
Flavio Pistilli
Paolo Lombardi
Michele Alhaique
Fausto Russo Alesi
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