Is The Tiger and the Snow sad?

Yes. More sad than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Tiger and the Snow end with hope?

Somewhat. More hopeful than 65% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Tiger and the Snow easy watching?

Somewhat. More comforting than 62% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Tiger and the Snow violent?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Tiger and the Snow scary?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Tiger and the Snow

Name: The Tiger and the Snow
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Released: 2005
Duration: 114 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Roberto Benigni, Jean Reno, Nicoletta Braschi, Emilia Fox, Giuseppe Battiston

A love-struck Italian poet is stuck in Iraq at the onset of an American invasion.

Directed by Roberto Benigni

Produced by Melampo Cinematografica

2005114 min6.7 / 10

A romantic comedy-drama about an Italian poet's desperate journey through wartime Iraq to reach his injured beloved, balancing whimsy and tenderness against the backdrop of conflict.

Love and injury in time of war. Attilio de Giovanni teaches poetry in Italy. He has a romantic soul, and women love him. But he is in love with Vittoria, and the love is unrequited. Every night he dreams of marrying her, in his boxer shorts and t-shirt, as Tom Waits sings. Vittoria travels to Iraq with her friend, Fuad, a poet; they are there with the second Gulf War breaks out. Vittoria is injured. Attilio must get to her side, and then, as war rages around him, he must find her the medical care she needs. In war, does love conquer all?

Clusters

Love Triangles and Complicated Choices Wartime Romance Love Beyond Time and Flesh Ordinary Lives During Historic Events Professional Occupations

Genres

Comedy Drama Romance

Keywords

Literature Professor Medicine Poet Iraq Autorin Falling In Love Illness Baghdad

Where to watch

Not available in United States — it streams in other countries.

Questions people ask

Is The Tiger and the Snow sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.
Does The Tiger and the Snow end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 65% of films.
Is The Tiger and the Snow easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 62% of films.
Is The Tiger and the Snow violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is The Tiger and the Snow scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.