Released:
2005-10-14

Overview:
Love and injury in time of war. Attilio de Giovanni teaches poetry in Italy. He has a romantic soul, and women love him. But he is in love with Vittoria, and the love is unrequited. Every night he dreams of marrying her, in his boxer shorts and t-shirt, as Tom Waits sings. Vittoria travels to Iraq with her friend, Fuad, a poet; they are there with the second Gulf War breaks out. Vittoria is injured. Attilio must get to her side, and then, as war rages around him, he must find her the medical care she needs. In war, does love conquer all?

Director:
Roberto Benigni

Runtime:
1h 54min

Genre:
Comedy, Drama, Romance

• Cast:
• 
  Roberto Benigni
  as
  Attilio de Giovanni
• 
  Jean Reno
  as
  Fuad
• 
  Nicoletta Braschi
  as
  Vittoria
• 
  Emilia Fox
  as
  Nancy Browning
• 
  Giuseppe Battiston
  as
  Ermanno