The original film title takes the last words of the refrain of the Italian national anthem. The film tells the story of Luca, Emerico, Angelo and Salvatore - four soldiers sent on peace mission to Iraq, Kosovo, and Bosnia - who later developed cancer from exposure to depleted uranium. Their accounts interweave the drama of recovery from cancer, return to civilian life, and indifference by state institutions. A compelling enquiry into a disorder known as the Balkan syndrome which has aroused little concern despite the deaths of 164 young soldiers and the 2500 cases reported so far.
L'Italia chiamò
Localized Title
[Italy has called]
Genre
Documentary
Country
Italy
Year
2008
Duration
47'
Production Companies
On/Off Produzioni
Languages
Italian
Director's Notes
Director's Notes
«Four stories that recount the experience of over-coming cancer, of chemotherapy and the subsequent loss of hair, of being shuffled around from agency to agency, of not being able to have children, of losing any reason to laugh. Four soldiers called to duty. But the greatest danger was not from enemy fire».
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