"Along The Blue Line"

23/04/15

This morning in the Central Military Library of Palazzo Esercito there was a press conference to present the documentary film "Along the Blue Line" which was attended by the Undersecretary of State for Defense, the Hon. Gioacchino Alfano, the Chief of Staff of the Army, Army Corps General Danilo Errico, Dr. Andrea Zappia, managing director of SKY Italia and the producer, dott. Michele Bongiorno.

General Errico, in his speech, stressed that "this docu-film is a demonstration of how the Italian Defense and the Italian Army are a resource for the country, abroad and in the motherland, promoting the spread of conscience and awareness at the the public opinion of what we do every day ". "This work - added the Army Chief of Staff - honors the memory of those who sacrificed their lives or carry the signs of their commitment to their bodies".

The dott. Zappia, CEO of SKY, during the presentation of the documentary said "we believe that a TV like ours also has duties, and we try to execute them by making choices: to go and tell the Army, and in a country that fortunately has lived in peace for a long time, it 's not easy, we are proud to have the opportunity to tell an important piece of Italy that represents so well the values ​​of Italian men and women. "

"Along the Blue Line" is a journey within the Italian contingent engaged in the UNIFIL mission on the Lebanon-Israel border, made, with the support of the Italian Army, by Good Day Films under the direction of Andrea Bettinetti.

In the first TV Monday 27 April at 21 on Sky Cinema Cult HD, the docu-film is the story of the daily work of the Italian Army soldiers engaged in Lebanon. This collaboration allows to deepen the knowledge of the activities carried out abroad by the Army, which daily contributes to the security of the country with the staff working on the national territory in the operation "Safe Roads".

Stories 'special' of sacrifice and passion, such as that of Captain Anna Chiara Rametta, married to an officer who was seriously wounded on a mission to Herat, the story of Sergeant Emanuele Volpe of the anti-explosive dog team, which tells of his relationship with the dog and how important this is to face the particular operational scenario. And again, the story and the daily relationship between the first Marshal Marco Forte and the major caporal chosen Michela Forte, respectively father and daughter, who found themselves almost by chance on the same base.

Source: Army Majority Staff