Greenery Will Bloom Again (Italian: Torneranno i prati) is a 2014 Italian anti-war film written and directed by Ermanno Olmi. Set in the trenches of the Asiago plateau, during World War I, it is loosely based on the short story "La paura" (1921) by Federico De Roberto. It was screened in the Berlinale Special section at the 65th Berlin International Film Festival. The film received eight nominations at the 2015 David di Donatello Awards, including best film and best director. This is the last film to have been solely written and directed by Ermanno Olmi, before his death in 2018.
Cast
Claudio Santamaria as The Major
Alessandro Sperduti as The Lieutenant
Francesco Formichetti as The Captain
Andrea Di Maria as The Mule's Driver
Camillo Grassi as The Orderly
Niccolò Senni as The Forgotten
Domenico Benetti as The Sergeant
Andrea Benetti as The Corporal
Francesco Nardelli as Soldier Toni
Niccolò Tredese as the delirious soldier