El Alamein: The Line of Fire

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?

Cast

Paolo Briguglia

Pierfrancesco Favino

Luciano Scarpa

Emilio Solfrizzi

Thomas Trabacchi

Giuseppe Cederna

Roberto Citran

Silvio Orlando

Antonio Petrocelli

Sergio Albelli

Ivan Bacchi

Lorenzo Balducci