The Roses of the Desert(2006)

Name: The Roses of the Desert (2006)
Genre: Comedy, War
Released: 2006-12-01

6.21h 42mComedyWar

Directed by Mario Monicelli

Written by Alessandro Bencivenni, Domenico Saverni, Mario Tobino

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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.

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