Plot
Christmas, 1983. A New York postal clerk, a Buffalo Soldier in Italy in World War II, shoots a stranger. In his apartment, police find a valuable Italian marble head, missing since the war. Flashbacks tell the story of four Black soldiers who cross Tuscany's Serchio River, dodging German and friendly fire. With a shell-shocked boy in tow, they reach the village of Colognora. Orders via radio tell them to capture a German soldier for questioning about a counteroffensive. In the village, a beautiful woman, partisans that include a traitor and a local legend, the boy, and the story of a recent massacre connect to the postal worker's anguish forty years later. And the miracle?
Written by
James McBride
Directed by
Spike Lee
Crew
Production Countries
United States of America, Italy
Production Companies
RAI, Touchstone Pictures, On My Own, 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks
Languages
English, Italiano, Deutsch
Awards
1 win & 10 nominations total