The Night of the Shooting Stars
(1982)
★ 7.1 IMDb · 132 votes
Year: 1982
Runtime: 107 мин
Country: Italy
Director: Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani
Cast: Omero Antonutti, Margarita Lozano, Claudio Bigagli, Miriam Guidelli, Massimo Bonetti, Enrica Maria Modugno, Sabina Vannucchi, Giorgio Naddi, Micol Guidelli, Renata Zamengo
Plot
The Night of San Lorenzo, the night of the shooting stars, is the night when dreams come true in Italian folklore. In 1944, a group of Italians flee their town after hearing rumours that the Nazis plan to blow it up and that the Americans are about to arrive to liberate them.