Product Details

• Actors: Lisa Hensley, Steve Bastoni, Domenic Galati, Tara Jakszewicz, Gertraud Ingeborg
• Directors: Maurice Murphy (II)
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: Unrated
• Studio: Vanguard Cinema
• DVD Release Date: June 24, 2003
• Run Time: 92 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00008V61E
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #43,965 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover
A story of love and loss, set in the final months of WWII…With her husband off at war, the beautiful and independent Dorothy has remained in the Australian countryside to raise three young children. Living with them are two Italian POW's Alfredo and Joseph, who assist with the homestead upkeep. Dorothy and Alfredo have fallen, gradually, deeply in love, yet are unable to act upon their feelings. With the arrival of two German refugees, beautiful Rachel and her mother, an affair between Joseph and Rachel erupts. With WWII winding down, things will return back to normal for everyone. For Dorothy and Alfredo, it may already be too late.

Product Description
A story of love and loss, set in the final months of WWII…With her husband off at war, the beautiful and independent Dorothy has remained in the Australian countryside to raise three young children. Living with them are two Italian POW's Alfredo and Joseph, who assist with the homestead upkeep. Dorothy and Alfredo have fallen, gradually, deeply in love, yet are unable to act upon their feelings. With the arrival of two German refugees, beautiful Rachel and her mother, an affair between Joseph and Rachel erupts. With WWII winding down, things will return back to normal for everyone. For Dorothy and Alfredo, it may already be too late.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Unique World War II Movie, February 19, 2008

By	Artist & Author (Near Mt. Baker, WA) - See all my reviews

For a really unique view of World War II, I'd recommend this movie. Far from the horrors of the War, it is the story of three sets of people affected by the war. The father of the family left home at their farm has been away for five years as a soldier. There are a German Jew and her daughter, who have escaped from Germany; they were trying to get to the United States, but instead were diverted to Australia. Finally, there are two Italian POWs, who have been 'loaned' out to the absent soldier's family to help keep the farm running.

The most unique aspect of this movie is that it is probably the only World War II movie where the Jew, at least the mother, is the 'bad guy.' She is a bitter, sour, vindictive woman who will resort to fabricating a story to get back at one of the Italians because her 20-year-old daughter finds him attractive. [She doesn't have much else to chose from in such a remote farm.]

This movie is full of very interesting and entertaining segments. Probably the most comical is when the seven or eight-year-old boy, high up in a tree, sees one of the Italians and the Jewish daughter get totally naked outdoors and make love. He then tried to explain it to his eleven-year-old sister and younger brother. The whole movie is made up of different ordinary, yet intriguing daily events that make the whole experience of watching it very satisfying. I would caution that there are a three incidences related to sexuality, so if parents let their kids watch the movie they should be prepared to explain it to their children. I don't recall any bad language.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 15 Amore, December 19, 2007

By	Gabriel Salas "Hydrogeologist" (Maitland, Australia) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

"15 Amore" is an excellent movie shown from the perspective of a child living in an Australian farm. The beauty of nature and the simplicity of life in the farm is contrasted with the darkness and hatred that rise from the remote Second World War. This darkness deeply affects, in different ways, most of the adult characters of the movie.

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Tennis anyone, March 20, 2006

By	Paul A. Alcock (NZ) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

As a tennis player I had seen this movie some time back and again on SkyTV.
It has not been released locally and I enjoyed it enough to make the purchase from Amazon.