War seen through the eyes of Serra, a university student from Palermo who volunteers in 1942 to fight in Africa. He is assigned to the Pavia Division on the southern line in Egypt. Rommel and the Axis forces are bogged down; it's October, the British prepare an offensive. At first, boredom, heat, hunger, and thirst bedevil the Italians; then the Brits attack, and there's no luck or heroism in death. Finally, it's retreat in confusion. Serra, his sergeant Rizzo, and his lieutenant Fiori take a last walk toward home. It's said that each soldier gets three miracles; when Serra's are used up, what then?
Cast
Paolo Briguglia
Sold. Serra
Pierfrancesco Favino
Serg. Rizzo
Luciano Scarpa
Sold. Spagna
Emilio Solfrizzi
Ten. Fiore
Thomas Trabacchi
Capor. De Vita
Giuseppe Cederna
Cap. medico
Roberto Citran
Colonnello
Silvio Orlando
Generale
Antonio Petrocelli
Autista camion acqua
Sergio Albelli
Ten. "Folgore"
Ivan Bacchi
Autista camion cavallo
Lorenzo Balducci
Soldato trincea
Antonio Berardinelli
Bersagliere motociclista #1
Attilio Cucari
Serra anziano
Massimiliano Cutrera
Portaferiti
Fabio Ferri
Ferito
Raffaele Giangale
Carabiniere
Piero Maggiò
Sold. Tarozzi
Alessandro Sampaoli
Bersagliere motociclista #2
Luigi Saravo
Caporale
Andrea Bruno Savelli
Ten. genio guastatori
Simone Spinazzè
Autista camion feriti
