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Road 47

DramaHistoryWar

"No retreat. No surrender."

Duration

1h 47m

Release

1 Aug 2014

Country

Brazil

Language

Portuguese

Overview

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.

Plot

The unusual meeting between three deserters from different nationalities (Brazil, German and Italy) during World War II.

Cast

Daniel de OliveiraFrancisco GasparJúlio Andrade

Ratings

Internet Movie Database: 6.2/10

Details

Director

Vicente Ferraz

Writers

Vicente Ferraz

Awards

8 wins & 17 nominations
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