El Alamein - The Line of Fire

15 yrs 117 minutes • 2002 • 7.1

University student Serra from Palermo travels to Egypt to participate in the battles that took place in North Africa during the World War II. The war is depicted from the young Serra's perspective, where we get to follow the struggle of the Italian soldiers in what will later be called the Desert War, surrounded by heat, thirst and the uncertainty of whether they will survive. The film has won the Italian National Film Award, the David di Donatello Award, for Best Cinematography, Sound and Editing.