The Roses of the Desert
2006, Italian. Directed by Mario Monicelli.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Italian
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Mario MonicelliDirector
- Michele PlacidoFrate Simeone
- Alessandro HaberMaggiore Stefano Strucchi
- Giorgio PasottiTen. Marcello Salvi
- Claudio BigagliUn soldato toscano
- Moran AtiasAisha
- Fulvio FalzaranoSgt. Barzottin
- Tatti SanguinetiCast
- Tiziano ScarpaCast
- Nicola AcunzoCast
- Roberto D'AddarioCast
- Danilo Nicola De SummaCast
- Francesco GuzzoCast
Details
- Released
- 1 December 2006
- Original title
- Le rose del deserto
- Country
- Italy
- Written by
- Alessandro Bencivenni, Mario Monicelli, Domenico Saverni
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How long is The Roses of the Desert?
The Roses of the Desert runs 102 minutes (1h 42m).
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The Roses of the Desert isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 December 2006. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Roses of the Desert?
If you liked The Roses of the Desert, try What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?, The Fascist, Oh! What a Lovely War.
Who directed The Roses of the Desert?
The Roses of the Desert (2006) was directed by Mario Monicelli and stars Michele Placido, Alessandro Haber, Giorgio Pasotti.