The Roses of the Desert (movie)
Le rose del deserto- User score: 5.9
- Production country: Italy
- Producer: Mario Monicelli
- Production companies: Mikado Film, Luna Rossa Cinematografica, RAI Cinema
- Genre: War, Comedy
- Release date: 12/1/2006
- Run time: 102 min.
Movie description
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.
