''Mario's War'' () is a 2005 Italian drama film directed by Antonio Capuano.

Valeria Golino Valeria Golino (born 22 October 1965) is an Italian actress and film director. She is best known to English-language audiences for her roles in '' Rain Man'', '' Big Top Pee-wee'', and '' Hot Shots!'', where she performed the "olive-in-the-belly ...

won the 2006

David di Donatello for Best Actress The David di Donatello Award for Best Actress () is a film award presented annually by the Accademia del Cinema Italiano (ACI, ''Academy of Italian Cinema'') to recognize the outstanding performance in a leading role of an actress who has worked ...

for her performance as Giulia.

Plot summary

A determined mother struggles to raise her adopted son with love and understanding as the disapproving eyes of her boyfriend and mother weigh heavily on her conscience.

Cast

: Giulia * Andrea Renzi: Sandro *

Anita Caprioli Anita Caprioli (born 11 December 1972) is an Italian theatre and film actress. Biography Born in Vercelli, Piedmont, the daughter of a stage actress, Caprioli made her stage debut in London in 1995 with Andrea Brooks, in an adaptation of Carlo G ...

: Adriana Cutolo * Rosaria De Cicco: Nunzia *

Nunzio Gallo Nunzio Gallo (25 March 1928 – 22 February 2008) was an Italian singer and actor from Naples. After winning the Sanremo Music Festival 1957 alongside Claudio Villa, he was chosen to represent his country in the Eurovision Song Contest 1957 with t ...

External links

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