The Tiger and the Snow

Overview

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

Top cast

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

G

Gianfranco Varetto

Avvocato Scuotilancia

A

Anna Pirri

Rosa

Abdelhafid Metalsi

Dottore Salman

C

Chiara Pirri

Emilia

A

Amid Farid

Al Giumeil

M

Mohamed Malek Bchatnia

Ladro bazar

A

Ahmed Ben Massoud

Vecchio campo minato

S

Steven Beckingham

First Sergeant

Israel Aduramo

Soldato americano

M

Mohmed Hedi Bahri

Firas scarpe

Franco Barbero

D

David Tristan Birkin

US Marine

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