Bianchi pascoli

Six stories unfold in various regions, from Sicily to the northern Po Valley as American military personnel interact with a variety of Italian locals over eighteen months in the push north during the Italian Campaign of WWII as German forces retreat.

In a farmhouse in southern Italy, an old woman dies. Her husband summons their sons: from Rome, Raffaele, a judge facing a political case for which he risks assassination; from Naples, the religious and ideological Rocco, a counselor at a correctional institute for boys; from Turin, Nicola, a factory worker involved in labor disputes. Once home, each encounters the past and engages in reveries of what may come.

When Italy surrenders to the Allies, part of the Italian army is dispersed and soldiers begin to return to their homes.

ในอิตาลีช่วงปลายยุค 1940 แม่คนหนึ่งต้องตัดสินใจส่งลูกชายไปอยู่ทางตอนเหนือ เพื่อให้เขามีโอกาสได้สัมผัสชีวิตใหม่ที่ห่างไกลความยากจน

In the 1943 invasion of Italy, one American platoon lands, digs in, then makes its way inland to attempt to take a fortified farmhouse, as tension and casualties mount.

อเล็กซ์ อดีตนักชกMMA ผู้ทิ้งชีวิตบนสังเวียนไว้เบื้องหลังแล้วหันมาเปิดโรงเรียนสอนศิลปะป้องกันตัวเล็กๆ แห่งนึงในออสเตรเลีย ต้องหวนกลับสู่วังวนแห่งความรุนแรงอีกครั้งเมื่อเกิดเหตุลักพาตัวขึ้น และลูกศิษย์ของเขาคือเหยื่อรายล่าสุดของพวกมัน ทำให้เขาต้องงัดทักษะการต่อสู้ทุกอย่างที่เขามี จัดการพวกคนร้ายให้สิ้นซาก

In WWII, Lieut. Martino and his men are assigned to lead a group of prostitutes through the mountainous ways to serve in brothels for Italian soldiers in Albania.

September 1943. After Italy surrenders to the Allies, people in Naples believe the war is finally over, but soon they realize Germans are still in control — and as ruthless as ever. Armed with makeshift weapons, civilians rise up en masse against the invaders — and overwhelming odds.

In Korea, on 6 September 1950, Lieutenant Benson's platoon finds itself isolated in enemy-held territory after a retreat. Soon they are joined by Sergeant Montana, whose overriding concern is caring for his catatonic colonel. Benson and Montana can't stand each other, but together they must get the survivors to Hill 465, where they hope the division is waiting. It's a long, harrowing march, fraught with all the dangers the elusive enemy can summon.

Four inseparable friends try to face their midlife crisis with daytrips and pranks at the expense of their families and the people around them.