The Night of the Shooting Stars

War, Drama

🎬 Critics Choice Nominee

Director Paolo Taviani

Status Released

Release Date 1982-09-16

Storyline

The Night of San Lorenzo, the night of the shooting stars, is the night when dreams come true in Italian folklore. In 1944, a group of Italians flee their town after hearing rumours that the Nazis plan to blow it up and that the Americans are about to arrive to liberate them.