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The Tiger and the Snow (2005)

The Tiger and the Snow (2005)

Drama Comedy Romance

A love-struck Italian poet is stuck in Iraq at the onset of an American invasion.

Release Date: 2005, October 14
Directors: Roberto Benigni
Countries: Italy
Production: Melampo Cinematografica
Cast: Jean Reno, Israel Aduramo, Emilia Fox, Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Tom Waits, Abdelhafid Metalsi, Giuseppe Battiston, Andrea Renzi, Lucia Poli, Steven Beckingham, Gianfranco Varetto

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?

Keywords:

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