The Roses of the Desert

The Roses of the Desert (2006)

WarComedy

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.

Director: Mario Monicelli
Writers: Alessandro Bencivenni, Mario Monicelli, Domenico Saverni.

Casts

	Michele Placido as Frate Simeone
	Alessandro Haber as Maggiore Stefano Strucchi
	Giorgio Pasotti as Ten. Marcello Salvi
	Claudio Bigagli as Un soldato toscano
	Moran Atias as Aisha
	Fulvio Falzarano as Sgt. Barzottin
	Tatti Sanguineti as
	Tiziano Scarpa as
	Nicola Acunzo as
	Roberto D'Addario as
	Danilo Nicola De Summa as
	Francesco Guzzo as
	Enzo Marcelli as
	Giuseppe Oppedisano as
	Stefano Scandaletti as
	Emanuele Spera as
	Hermann Weiskopf as
	Flavio Pistilli as
	Paolo Lombardi as
	Giovanni Trevisanello as
	Vincenzo Mansi as
	Michele Alhaique as
	Fausto Russo Alesi as
	Roman Jancovic as

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