In post WW2 Venice Italy, American Army Col. Richard Cantwell, haunted by the war, faces news of his illness with stoic disregard. Determined to spend a weekend in quiet solitude, he commandeers a military driver to visit his old haunts in Venice. As Cantwell's plans begin to unravel, a chance encounter with a remarkable young woman begins to rekindle hope. Based on the harrowing novel by Ernest Hemingway.

Liev Schreiber
as Colonel Richard Cantwell

Matilda De Angelis
as Renata Contarini

Josh Hutcherson
as Jackson

Laura Morante
as Contessa Contarini

Danny Huston
as Captain Wes O'Neil

Giulio Berruti
as Antonio

Enzo Cilenti
as Gran Maestro

Sabrina Impacciatore
as Agostina

Alessandro Bressanello
as Father Carmine

Maurizio Lombardi
as Guido
Brent Marchant
As death approaches, how should we handle it? Is it something to be feared? Something to which we’re stoically and unemotionally resigned? Willingly embraced as the logical outcome of our corporeal existence? Or is something to be met with grace and measured acceptance, as expressed in the dying wor...