

135 minutes
11/17/2000
After the 8th September 1943 north of Italy is occupied by Germans. Italian army collapsed and the soldiers are escaped to the mountains trying to set up a resistance. Many civilians did the same and Johnny, an English literature student, is among them. Johnny avoids to band together the red partisans (communists) and tries to be part of the azure bands (former regular soldiers). But in both cases he is deluded by the partisan bands and discovers that the partisan war is less poetic and genuine that he thought. At one point anyway the partisans free Alba from Germans. When the city falls again in German hands Johnny escape with Ettore and Pierre. But, one after another, German army and Italian fascists captures the partisans and Johnny will pass the winter alone and isolated. He then finds the way to participate to one of the last attack to occupants, in fact the war will be over two months later.

Stefano Dionisi
as Johnny
Gabriele Montanari
as Rivella

Toni Bertorelli
as Padre di Johnny

Lina Bernardi
as Madre di Johnny

Fabrizio Gifuni
as Ettore

Stefano Scherini
as Vico

Maximilian Nisi
as Alessandro

Flavio Bonacci
as Chiodi

Antonio Petrocelli
as Cocito

Andrea Di Casa
as Giovane Capo Sommossa
Pietro Perotti
as Capo Sommossa

Renzo Lori
as Don Mario

Francesco Procopio
as Primo Partigiano Meridionale

Giovanni Esposito
as Secondo Partigiano Meridionale

Marco Piras
as Tito

Fulvio Milani
as Geo
Antonio Leotti
as Mario

Alberto Gimignani
as Biondo

Giuseppe Cederna
as Nemega

Davide Lorino
as Pinco

Umberto Procopio
as Fulmine

Barbara Lerici
as Sonia
Enrico Olocco
as Capo Guardie Nord

Claudio Amendola
as Nord

Maurizio Santilli
as Michele

Andrea Prodan
as Pierre

Felice Andreasi
as Mugnaio

Nicola Pannelli
as Kyra
Gianmaria Patrone
as Partigiano che canta in Russo
Alberto Hoiss
as Partigiano con Megafono

Andrea Bruschi
as Set

Lucio Zagaria
as Tarzan

Dario Leone
as Giovane Partigiano Ucciso
Gabriele Tesauri
as Partigiano Impaurito nel Tunnel
Ferruccio Casacci
as Parroco di Campagna

Michele Melega
as Ufficiale Fascista sulla Chiatta
Daniele Comba
as Giovane Partigiano Impazzito

Carlo Giraudo
as Ufficiale Partigiano al Telefono

Chiara Muti
as Elda

Michele Di Mauro
as Capo Squadra Partigiana in Fuga

Fausto Paravidino
as Gilera
Marilena Biestro
as Rina

Massimo Mirani
as Blister

Sergio Troiano
as Ivan
Luisella Tamietto
as Contadina
Silver Veglia
as Farmacista

Franco Ravera
as Anselmo
Luisa Riccio
as Contadina nella Panetteria

Fabio De Luigi
as Disertore Fascista
Luis Cabases
as Oste
Marina Rista
as Moglie Anselmo
Fiorenzo Cane
as Cugino di Rina
Cesare Peracchio
as Prete della Messa di Natale

Olivia Manescalchi
as Ragazza Amica di Ivan
Erika Petronini
as Ragazza Amica di Ivan
Stefania Pingione
as Ragazza Amica di Ivan
Stefano Moretti
as Ragazzino con Tabacchiera

Flavio Insinna
as Spia

Paola Rota
as Contadina con Bambino
Stefano Campi
as Staffetta

Umberto Orsini
as Pinpin