The Tiger and the Snow

The Tiger and the Snow

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

2005 · 114 min · ★ 6.7 · Comedy, Drama, Romance

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?

Directed by Roberto Benigni · Written by Roberto Benigni

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Roberto Benigni Attilio de Giovanni
Jean Reno Fuad
Nicoletta Braschi Vittoria
Emilia Fox Nancy Browning
Giuseppe Battiston Ermanno
Tom Waits Self / Sè stesso
Andrea Renzi Dottor Guazzelli
Lucia Poli Signora Serao
Gianfranco Varetto Avvocato Scuotilancia
Anna Pirri Rosa
Abdelhafid Metalsi Dottore Salman
Chiara Pirri Emilia

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