Won three David di Donatello awards (Best Cinematography, Best Editing, and Best Sound). Plot Summary
(2002) is a highly-regarded Italian war drama that depicts the Second Battle of El Alamein from the perspective of Italian soldiers. Film Overview Director: Enzo Monteleone Genre: War / Drama Runtime: Approximately 114–117 minutes
Set in 1942, the story follows , a university student from Palermo who volunteers for the North Africa campaign. Assigned to the ill-equipped "Pavia" division in the Egyptian desert, he and his fellow soldiers face grueling conditions including extreme heat, hunger, thirst, and dysentery. Rather than focusing on political ideology, the film portrays the raw human struggle and sense of abandonment as the unit is eventually overwhelmed by a British offensive and forced into a desperate retreat across the desert. Key Cast El Alamein - The Line of Fire (2002) - IMDb
