🎬 Documentary, History

We Weren't Given Anything for Free

"The story of an Italian partisan"

⭐ 7.0/10 2014 58m Dir. Eric Esser

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Annita Malavasi was just 22 when the Germans occupied Italy, their former allies, in 1943. As a partisan in the Italian resistance named “Laila”, she moved throughout the Apennines with and between fighting units, delivering information, transporting weapons, and taking part in battles. She spent over a year in the Apennines, fighting against the German occupation. At the same time, she had to assert herself against the men of the mountain villages. By the end of the war, Laila had risen among the ranks to become one of the few female commanders in the Italian resistance. This film chronicles the story of a lifelong struggle for emancipation that began with the battle for Italy’s liberation from fascism. Laila and her two comrades, Gina “Sonia” Moncigoli and Pierina “Iva” Bonilauri talk about their time in the Resistenza and what it meant to them and many other women.

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Year
2014
Runtime
58m
TMDB Rating
⭐ 7.0/10
Votes
1
Genre
Documentary, History
Director
Language
IT

Cast

🎭 Documentary 🎭 History 🎬 Eric Esser 👤 Annita Malavasi 👤 Gina “Sonia” Moncigoli 👤 Pierina “Iva” Bonilauri
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We Weren't Given Anything for Free has a runtime of 58m ( and 58 minutes).
We Weren't Given Anything for Free was directed by Eric Esser and released in 2014.
We Weren't Given Anything for Free is a Documentary, History film (2014).
The cast of We Weren't Given Anything for Free includes Annita Malavasi, Gina “Sonia” Moncigoli, Pierina “Iva” Bonilauri.
We Weren't Given Anything for Free has a TMDB rating of 7.0/10 based on 1 votes.

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