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Production companies : Mikado Film / Luna Rossa Cinematografica / RAI Cinema /

December 1, 2006 1h 42m Italy War Italian More

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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.

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title：The Roses of the Desert
status：Released
Release date： 2006
Runtime：1h 42m
Genres： War · Comedy ·
Countries of origin： Italy ·
Original Language： Italian ·
Director： Mario Monicelli /
Writers： Alessandro Bencivenni · Domenico Saverni · Mario Tobino · Mario Monicelli · Domenico Saverni · Alessandro Bencivenni · Mario Monicelli · Giancarlo Fusco ·
Production companies： Mikado Film · Luna Rossa Cinematografica · RAI Cinema ·
Overview：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.