Following World War II, the Allies designate that an unidentified town in the Trieste area as being partly Yugoslavian and partly Italian. A white line of demarcation splits the town in half and the townspeople are given just a short time to decides on which side of the line they will live. This leads to the dividing of homes, friends, families and the church and tensions run high.
Gina Lollobrigida
Donata Sebastian
Raf Vallone
Domenico
Erno Crisa
Stefano
Cesco Baseggio
Giovanni Sebastian
Enzo Staiola
Pasqualino Sebastian
Tullio Kezich
Yugoslav Lieutenant
Ernesto Almirante
nonno Sebastian
Gino Cavalieri
il parroco
Gianni Cavalieri
Pentecoste
Following World War II, the Allies designate that an unidentified town in the Trieste area as being partly Yugoslavian and partly Italian. A white line of demarcation splits the town in half and the townspeople are given just a short time to decides on which side of the line they will live. This leads to the dividing of homes, friends, families and the church and tensions run high.
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