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The Roses of the Desert

The Roses of the Desert

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.

Release DateDecember 1, 2006
StatusReleased
Original TitleLe rose del deserto
Runtime1h 42min
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LanguageItalian
Original LanguageItalian
Production CountriesItaly
Production CompaniesMikado FilmLuna Rossa CinematograficaRAI Cinema