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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Michele Placido
Frate Simeone
Alessandro Haber
Maggiore Stefano Strucchi
Giorgio Pasotti
Ten. Marcello Salvi
Claudio Bigagli
Un soldato toscano
Moran Atias
Aisha
Fulvio Falzarano
Sgt. Barzottin
Tatti Sanguineti
Tiziano Scarpa
Nicola Acunzo
Roberto D'Addario
Danilo Nicola De Summa
Francesco Guzzo
Enzo Marcelli
Giuseppe Oppedisano
Stefano Scandaletti
Mario Monicelli
Director, Screenplay, Story
Alessandro Bencivenni
Screenplay, Story
Domenico Saverni
Screenplay, Story
Giancarlo Fusco
Novel
Mario Tobino
Novel
Mauro Berardi
Producer
Vittorio Zeviani
Producer
Saverio Guarna
Director of Photography
Mino Freda
Original Music Composer
Paolo Dossena
Original Music Composer
Bruno Sarandrea
Editor
Francesca Sartori
Costume Design
Lorenzo Baraldi
Production Design
