Once More Unto the Breach

Once More Unto the Breach (2019)

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July, 1941. After the beginning of the German invasion, an Italian soldier, a veteran of the colonial wars, is sent to the Soviet front. As he remembers the fairy tales his Russian mother used to tell him, the train he is travelling in crosses Europe on its way to the vast Ukrainian plains, where the enemy and a cruel winter await him… (Based on the experiences of several Italian soldiers.)

Date of release
2019-10-10
TMDB
6.4 / 10 (7)
Runtime
1h 10m
Genres
Drama, History, War
Director
Michele Manzolini, Federico Ferrone

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Awards: 1 · Nominations: 0. Including: European Film Award for Best Editor

Once More Unto the Breach is a fiction film created with archive materials shot during World War II. The film's premiere took place during the 76th Venice Film Festival. In 2020, the film editor Maria Fantastica Valmori won the award for best editing at the European Film Awards.

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