The Roses of the DesertMovie
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.
About The Roses of the Desert
The Roses of the Desert is a 2006 war, comedy movie directed by Mario Monicelli.
The production information lists a runtime of 1h 42m, production credits from Italy, an original language code of IT.
The credited cast includes Michele Placido, Alessandro Haber, Giorgio Pasotti, Claudio Bigagli. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
