Released:
1984-06-01

Overview:
A number of residents of a nursing home, along with the nurses, go on holiday for a week. Nurse Erik recalls memories of Paolo at one of the disabled ladies, Maria. In flashbacks we get to see the tragic love story of Maria and Paolo, which took place in Italy in the 1920s. After Maria has been raped by one of the black shirts from the circle around the young Mussolini, in which Paolo also resides, Paolo is shot as a deserter when he wants to flee with Maria. In the present of the film the nurse Erik falls in love with a colleague.

Director:
Peter Jan Rens

Runtime:
1h 22min

Genre:
Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Peter Jan Rens
  as
  Erik
• 
  Jeanne Marleau
  as
  Maria
• 
  Liesbeth Sjollema
  as
  Maria (young)
• 
  Huub Stapel
  as
  Paolo Pietrosanti
• 
  Joekie Broedelet
  as
  Mrs. van Ooyen