The Tiger and the Snow (2005)

Original title

La tigre e la neve

Directed by

Roberto Benigni

Genre

comedy drama, romantic comedy film

Country

Italy

Runtime

1h 54m

Rated

13

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 501 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man named Attilio travels to Baghdad during the Iraq war to save a woman he loves. He tries to get her medicine and bring her back to safety before it is too late.

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What happens

The Tiger and the Snow (Italian: La tigre e la neve) is a 2005 Italian comedy-drama film starring and directed by Roberto Benigni. Inspired by the fairy tale Sleeping Beauty, the film is set in Rome and Baghdad during the invasion of Iraq in 2003, and follows the protagonist Attilio as he desperately journeys to Baghdad to save the love of his life, Vittoria, from her impending death. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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