The Tiger and the Snow

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?

Cast

Roberto Benigni

as Attilio de Giovanni

Jean Reno

as Fuad

Nicoletta Braschi

as Vittoria

Emilia Fox

as Nancy Browning

Giuseppe Battiston

as Ermanno

Tom Waits

as Self / Sè stesso

Andrea Renzi

as Dottor Guazzelli

Lucia Poli

as Signora Serao

Gianfranco Varetto

as Avvocato Scuotilancia

Anna Pirri

as Rosa

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