Fulvio Falzarano

A sanitary battalion of Italian Army is sent to Sorman oasis in Lybia during the Africa campaign in 1940. Soon an Italian missionary, living nearby, succeed to transform the occupation by Italian Army in a kind of humanitarian mission. In fact all the battalion is involved to help the local population. The war anyway goes on with no regards to human feelings. The "glorious" Fascist campaign is going to became a fast retreat.

Albert, head of the post of a town in Brianza, under pressure of his wife Silvia, is willing to do anything to get the transfer to Milan. Even pretending to be disabled to climb the list. But the trick does not work and as punishment he's transferred to a small town in Campania, which is a nightmare for someone from the north.

Chronicles the rise of power of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini in a history of a country that surrendered to dictatorship. (imdb)