Directed by:
Roberto BenigniScreenplay:
Roberto BenigniCinematography:
Fabio CianchettiComposer:
Nicola PiovaniCast:
Roberto Benigni, Jean Reno, Nicoletta Braschi, Emilia Fox, Tom Waits, Donato Castellaneta, Simone Gandolfo, Giuseppe Battiston, Jonah Lotan, Alexis Conran (more)Plots(1)
Soon after the start of hostilities in Iraq, Rome-based, lovestruck poet and lecturer Attilio heads to Baghdad when he learns from his friend, an Iraqi poet, that the woman he loves has been critcally injured in a bomb explosion. Attilio does everything in his power to save her, risking his own life amidst the chaos of war. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Roberto Benigni](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/996/163996825_b858ad.png)
Roberto Benigni
Italy
Best movies:
Life Is Beautiful (1997)
Night on Earth (1991)
Down by Law (1986)
![Jean Reno](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267792_849ace.jpg)
Jean Reno
Morocco
Best movies:
Léon: The Professional (1994)
Hotel Rwanda (2004)
Shut Up! (2003)
![Nicoletta Braschi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270418_863b03.jpg)
Nicoletta Braschi
Italy
Best movies:
Life Is Beautiful (1997)
Down by Law (1986)
Mystery Train (1989)
![Emilia Fox](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/342/163342992_bb5b0a.jpg)
Emilia Fox
UK
Best movies:
The Pianist (2002)
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1999) (series)
Henry VIII (2003) (TV movie)
![Tom Waits](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271590_2bea67.jpg)
Tom Waits
USA
Best movies:
Down by Law (1986)
The Fisher King (1991)
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012) - a.f.
Donato Castellaneta
Italy
Best movies:
The Life of Leonardo Da Vinci (1971) (series)
Marco Polo (1982) (series)
La dolce vita (1960)
![Simone Gandolfo](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/452/452529_9c810b.jpg)
Simone Gandolfo
Italy
Best movies:
Gino Bartali - L'intramontabile (2006) (TV movie)
Singing Mates (2019) (TV movie)
Graffio di tigre (2007) (TV movie)
![Giuseppe Battiston](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/107/161107641_2bd2e2.jpg)
Giuseppe Battiston
Italy
Best movies:
Perfect Strangers (2016)
Le ragazze dello swing (2010) (TV movie)
Li and the Poet (2011)
Jonah Lotan
Israel
Best movies:
Generation Kill (2008) (series)
The Jacket (2005)
Foyle's War (2002) (series)
![Alexis Conran](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/178/158178156_595fe0.jpg)
Alexis Conran
Best movies:
Wire in the Blood (2002) (series)
The Tiger and the Snow (2005)
Arabian Nights (2000) (TV movie)
![Andrea Renzi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/669/168669726_dnrr1c.jpg)
Andrea Renzi
Italy
Best movies:
The Ignorant Fairies (2001)
Long Live Freedom (2013)
One Man Up (2001)
![Abdelhafid Metalsi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/525/161525821_3eaa09.png)
Abdelhafid Metalsi
France
Best movies:
Munich (2005)
Mesrine: Killer Instinct (2008)
Michou d'Auber (2007)
David Birkin
Best movies:
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1999) (series)
Hornblower: Duty (2003) (TV movie)
Les Misérables (1998)
![Enrico Ianniello](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/903/165903819_15dc59.jpg)
Enrico Ianniello
Italy
Best movies:
C'era una volta Studio Uno (2017) (series)
We Have a Pope (2011)
The Tiger and the Snow (2005)
Javone Prince
Best movies:
Manderlay (2005)
No Time to Die (2021)
The Tiger and the Snow (2005)