Love and injury in time of war. Attilio de Giovanni teaches poetry in Italy. He has a romantic soul, and women love him. But he is in love with Vittoria, and the love is unrequited. Every night he dreams of marrying her, in his boxer shorts and t-shirt, as Tom Waits sings. Vittoria travels to Iraq with her friend, Fuad, a poet; they are there with the second Gulf War breaks out. Vittoria is injured. Attilio must get to her side, and then, as war rages around him, he must find her the medical care she needs. In war, does love conquer all?
Quick Stats
6.7
TMDB Rating
506
Votes
1h 54m
Runtime
$35.0M
Budget
$24.0M
Box Office
69%
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Key Crew
DirectorRoberto Benigni
WriterRoberto Benigni
CinematographyFabio Cianchetti
ComposerNicola Piovani
EditorMassimo Fiocchi
Production DesignMaurizio Sabatini
Produced by
Melampo Cinematografica
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Cast
Roberto Benigni
Attilio de Giovanni
Jean Reno
Fuad
Nicoletta Braschi
Vittoria
Emilia Fox
Nancy Browning
Giuseppe Battiston
Ermanno
Tom Waits
Self / Sè stesso
Andrea Renzi
Dottor Guazzelli
Lucia Poli
Signora Serao
G
Gianfranco Varetto
Avvocato Scuotilancia
A
Anna Pirri
Rosa
Abdelhafid Metalsi
Dottore Salman
C
Chiara Pirri
Emilia
A
Amid Farid
Al Giumeil
M
Mohamed Malek Bchatnia
Ladro bazar
A
Ahmed Ben Massoud
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