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Road 47 (2013)
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Original name: A Estrada 47
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Brazil, Italy, Portugal
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
During World War II, looking up the Mountain, in Italy, a Brazilian Expeditionary Force - FEB - mines weeping platoon is hit by a panic-attack that sets them running aimlessly right in the middle of 'no man's land'. Desperate cold and hungry, the ill-prepared soldiers have to choose between facing military court or delve deeper into enemy lines. After a tense discussion, they decide to save their faces with the Brazilian Army by tackling a daring military objective: to disarm the most feared minefield in Italy. On their way there, they end meeting two others deserters; a remorseful Italian soldier trying to join the Partigianos and German officer who is just simply tired of war. with unexpected help of their ex-enemy, the soldiers are set to accomplish a mission that so far had been deemed impossible.
Style:
tense, suspenseful
Plot:
world war two, survival, minefield, anti war, fear, sacrifice, moral dilemma, moral ambiguity, desertion, camaraderie, german officer, redemption, realism, brotherhood, italian soldier, isolation, court martial, hopes, nazi, military, nazism, world war, brazilian history, all male cast
Time:
1940s
Place:
brazil
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