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The Tiger and the Snow | |
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Italian | La tigre e la neve |
Directed by | Roberto Benigni |
Written by | Roberto Benigni Vincenzo Cerami |
Produced by | Nicoletta Braschi |
Starring | Roberto Benigni Jean Reno Nicoletta Braschi Emilia Fox |
Cinematography | Fabio Cianchetti |
Edited by | Massimo Fiocchi |
Production company | Melampo Cinematografica[1] |
Distributed by | 01 Distribution[1] |
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Running time | 118 minutes |
Country | Italy |
Languages | Italian English Arabic |
The Tiger and the Snow (Italian: La tigre e la neve) is a 2005 Italian comedy-drama film starring and directed by Roberto Benigni. Inspired by the fairy tale Sleeping Beauty, the film is set in Rome and Baghdad during the invasion of Iraq in 2003, and follows the protagonist Attilio as he desperately journeys to Baghdad to save the love of his life, Vittoria, from her impending death.