War seen through the eyes of Serra, a university student from Palermo who volunteers in 1942 to fight in Africa. He is assigned to the Pavia Division on the southern line in Egypt. Rommel and the Axis forces are bogged down; it's October, the British prepare an offensive. At first, boredom, heat, hunger, and thirst bedevil the Italians; then the Brits attack, and there's no luck or heroism in death. Finally, it's retreat in confusion. Serra, his sergeant Rizzo, and his lieutenant Fiori take a last walk toward home. It's said that each soldier gets three miracles; when Serra's are used up, what then?
Paolo Briguglia
Pierfrancesco Favino
Emilio Solfrizzi
Luciano Scarpa
Thomas Trabacchi
Sergio Albelli
Ivan Bacchi
Lorenzo Balducci
Antonio Berardinelli
Giuseppe Cederna
Roberto Citran
Attilio Cucari
Massimiliano Cutrera
Fabio Ferri
Raffaele Giangale
Piero Maggiò
Silvio Orlando
Antonio Petrocelli
Alessandro Sampaoli
Luigi Saravo
Andrea Bruno Savelli
Simone Spinazzè