History

Year: 1986

Runtime: 150 mins

Language: Italian

Director: Luigi Comencini

Drama

A widowed, baptized Catholic half‑Jewish woman in Rome is raped by a young German soldier in early 1941, becomes pregnant and gives birth to a son. He grows up with his 16‑year‑old half‑brother, an eager Mussolini fascist. Adapted from a novel, the film weaves their tragic fates into a vivid wartime backdrop, portraying the children as innocent victims in a guilty era.

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