La Tregua
The Truce is a 1997 film directed by Francesco Rosi, written by Tonino Guerra, based on Primo Levi's memoir, The Truce. The film deals with Primo Levi's experiences returning to Italy in 1945 after the Red Army liberated the concentration camp at Auschwitz during the Second World War. This was Rosi's final film before his death in 2015.
Plot
Although liberated on January 27, 1945, Levi did not reach Turin until October 19 of that year. After spending some time in a Soviet camp for former concentration camp inmates, he embarked on an arduous journey home in the company of Italian former prisoners of war from the Italian Army in Russia. His long railway journey home to Turin took him on a circuitous route from Poland, through Russia, Romania, Hungary, Austria and Germany.
Awards
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| author | Francesco Rosi Sandro Petraglia Stefano Rulli Tonino Guerra |
|---|---|
| award | David di Donatello for Best Director David di Donatello for Best Film |
| contentLocation | Katowice Kraków Oświęcim Russia |
| director | Francesco Rosi |
| editor | Bruno Sarandrea Ruggero Mastroianni |
| events | Holocaust survivor |
| genre | drama |
| keywords | camp for former concentration camp inmates concentration camp displaced persons camp former prisoner italian army italian army in russia journey home prisoners of war |
| musicBy | Irving Berlin Luis Bacalov |
| nomination | David di Donatello for Best Director David di Donatello for Best Film |
| producer | Véra Belmont |