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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?

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

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Starring: Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Tom Waits

Released: October 14, 2005

Runtime: 114.0

Popularity Rating: 5.525

Melampo Cinematografica

Italy

Attilio de Giovanni Roberto Benigni
Vittoria Nicoletta Braschi
Himself / Se stesso Tom Waits
Nancy Browning Emilia Fox
Ermanno Giuseppe Battiston
Signora Serao Lucia Poli
Avvocato Scuotilancia Gianfranco Varetto
Dottor Guazzelli Andrea Renzi
Rosa Anna Pirri
Dottore Salman Abdelhafid Metalsi
Emilia Chiara Pirri
Al Giumeil Amid Farid
Ladro bazar Mohamed Malek Bchatnia
Vecchio campo minato Ahmed Ben Massoud
First Sergeant Steven Beckingham
Soldato americano Israel Aduramo
Firas scarpe Mohmed Hedi Bahri
Franco Barbero
US Marine David Tristan Birkin
Fuad Jean Reno
Simone Carella

Art — Production Design: Lucia Barbato
Art — Production Design: Maurizio Sabatini
Camera — Director of Photography: Fabio Cianchetti
Costume & Make-Up — Costume Design: Louise Stjernsward
Directing — Director: Roberto Benigni
Editing — Editor: Massimo Fiocchi
Production — Casting: Nathalie Cheron
Production — Executive Producer: Elda Ferri
Production — Producer: Gianluigi Braschi
Production — Producer: Nicoletta Braschi
Production — Producer: Ridha Turki
Sound — Original Music Composer: Nicola Piovani
Writing — Author: Roberto Benigni
Writing — Author: Vincenzo Cerami