
Genres
Duration
102 min
Director
Mario Monicelli
Rating
5.9
Release Date
December 1, 2006
The Roses of the Desert
Original title: Le rose del deserto
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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.