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Cast: Andrea Checchi, Antonella Della Porta, Bruna Cealti, Carlo Ninchi, Curt Lowens, Eleonora Brown, Emma Baron, Ettore Mattia, Franco Balducci, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Luciano Pigozzi, Mario Frera, Pupella Maggio, Raf Vallone, Renato Salvatori, Sophia Loren, Vinc
Category: English Movies
Release: 22 December 1960
Genres: Drama, War
IMDB: IMDB
Added: June 18, 2010
Description:
Two Women: Cesira and her 13-year-old daughter, Rosetta, flee from the allied bombs in Rome during the second world war. They travel to the village where Cesira was born. During their journey and in the village, the mother does everything to protect Rosetta. However, on one occasion they both get raped by soldiers hiding in a church. This cruel event is too much for the always powerful fighting Cesira and she suffers from a breakdown. During their stay in the village, a young intellectual, Michele falls in love with Cesira who does not know how to reply to the advances of such a gentleman.