The Tiger and the Snow

1h 54min

Comedy

Drama

Romance

Love and injury in time of war. Attilio de Giovanni teaches poetry in Italy. He has a romantic soul, and women love him. But he is in love with Vittoria, and the love is unrequited. Every night he dreams of marrying her, in his boxer shorts and t-shirt, as Tom Waits sings. Vittoria travels to Iraq with her friend, Fuad, a poet; they are there with the second Gulf War breaks out. Vittoria is injured. Attilio must get to her side, and then, as war rages around him, he must find her the medical care she needs. In war, does love conquer all?

Production Companies

Melampo Cinematografica

Focus Features

Cast

Roberto Benigni

Roberto Benigni

Attilio de Giovanni
Emilia Fox

Emilia Fox

Nancy Browning
Tom Waits

Tom Waits

Self / Sè stesso
Andrea Renzi

Andrea Renzi

Dottor Guazzelli
Lucia Poli

Lucia Poli

Signora Serao
Gianfranco Varetto

Gianfranco Varetto

Avvocato Scuotilancia
Abdelhafid Metalsi

Abdelhafid Metalsi

Dottore Salman
Amid Farid

Amid Farid

Al Giumeil
Ahmed Ben Massoud

Ahmed Ben Massoud

Vecchio campo minato
Steven Beckingham

Steven Beckingham

First Sergeant
Israel Aduramo

Israel Aduramo

Soldato americano
Mohmed Hedi Bahri

Mohmed Hedi Bahri

Firas scarpe

Release date

14th Oct 2005

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Italiano, English, العربية