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The Roses of the Desert (2006)

The Roses of the Desert

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December 1st, 2006

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Synopsis

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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LE ROSE DEL DESERTO regia di Mario Monicelli

LE ROSE DEL DESERTO regia di Mario Monicelli

Cast

Michele Placido
Frate Simeone
Giorgio Pasotti
Ten. Marcello Salvi
Alessandro Haber
Maggiore Stefano Strucchi
Fulvio Falzarano
Sgt. Barzottin
Moran Atias
Aisha
Claudio Bigagli
Un soldato toscano
Tiziano Scarpa
Nicola Acunzo
Roberto D'Addario
Francesco Guzzo
Full cast & crew

Directors

Mario Monicelli
Full cast & crew

Producers

Mauro Berardi
producer
Enzo Gallo
executive producer
Marco Greco
line producer: prep
Full cast & crew

Writers

Alessandro Bencivenni
Mario Monicelli
Domenico Saverni
Full cast & crew

Keywords

general
friendship
motorcycle
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Country of Origin

Italy

Languages

Italian

Release Dates

March 9th, 2007 (Argentina) (Mar del Plata Film Festival)
June 11th, 2009 (Argentina)
November 9th, 2007 (Hungary) (MittelCinemaFest)
All Release Dates

Alternative Titles

Le rose del deserto (original title)
Las rosas del desierto (Argentina) (festival title)
La rosa del desierto (Argentina) (DVD title)
All Alternative Titles

Locations

Morocco

Running Times

102 min

Sound Mixes

Dolby Digital

Aspect Ratios

1.85 : 1

Production Companies

Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali (MiBAC) (support)
Luna Rossa Cinematografica
Mikado Film (Italy) (in collaboration with)
All Production Companies

Distribution Companies

Primer Plano Film Group (Argentina)
Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (Argentina)

Other Companies

Costumi d'Arte (costumes)
Proxima Milano (Italy) (post-production) (digital intermediate) / (post-production) / (digital intermediate)

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