The Roses of the Desert
A sanitary battalion of Italian Army is sent to Sorman oasis in Lybia during the Africa campaign in 1940. Soon an Italian missionary, living nearby, succeed to transform the occupation by Italian Army in a kind of humanitarian mission. In fact all the battalion is involved to help the local population. The war anyway goes on with no regards to human feelings. The "glorious" Fascist campaign is going to became a fast retreat.
DistributorMikado Film
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Opening$504,490
165 theaters
165 theaters
Release DateDec 1, 2006
Running Time1 hr 42 min
GenresComedy
War
In Release396 days/56 weeks
Widest Release188 theaters
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| Date | Rank | Weekend | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 30-Dec 3 | 6 | $504,490 | - | 165 | - | $3,057 | $509,083 | 1 |
| Dec 7-10 | 7 | $603,490 | +19.6% | 188 | +23 | $3,210 | $1,345,836 | 2 |
| Dec 14-17 | 12 | $137,283 | -77.3% | 96 | -92 | $1,430 | $1,582,416 | 3 |
| Dec 21-24 | 14 | $28,663 | -79.1% | 23 | -73 | $1,246 | $1,669,030 | 4 |
| Dec 28-31 | 15 | $46,830 | +63.4% | 19 | -4 | $2,464 | $1,795,790 | 5 |
| Jan 4-7 | 18 | $52,208 | +11.5% | 14 | -5 | $3,729 | $1,896,064 | 6 |
