The Deserter

Synopsis

In this tragic story that has an unrealized potential to tug at the emotions, a woman in mourning for her two sons lost in World War I is the only one in her village determined to financially support a war memorial. The village poor have too little money, and the richer are tight-fisted. She has given a whole 15 years of savings -- yet the good priest, for whom she works as a maid, is not enthusiastic about her action because he is worried that the memorial will not remind the villagers of past horrors and suffering but disguise the human cost of war in rhetoric. As the memorial's advocates begin to sustain the day, flashbacks show how the woman's youngest son shot his captain, deserted the army, and came to die of fever while in his mother's care. The priest helped her as much as possible, yet he feels compelled to tell the authorities that her son was a deserter.

Main Cast

Isella Orchis

Age : N/A | Popularity : 0%

Irene Papas

Mariangela

Age : 97 | Popularity : 9%

Mattia Sbragia

Saverio

Age : 72 | Popularity : 9%

Omero Antonutti

Father Coi

Age : 84 | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Writing	Writer	Massimo Felisatti Giuliana Berlinguer
	Novel	Giuseppe Dessi
Costume & Make-Up	Assistant Costume Designer	Enrica Biscossi
Directing	Director	Giuliana Berlinguer
Department	Role	Name

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