Road 47

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Road 47
Road 47 Poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Vicente Ferraz
Screenplay byVicente Ferraz
Produced by
  • Isabel Martinez
  • Matias Mariani
  • Joana Mariani
  • Danielle Mazzocca
  • Leonel Vieira
Starring
CinematographyCarlos Arango De Montis
Edited byMair Tavares
Music byLuiz Avellar
Production
companies
Primo Filmes
Stopline Films
Três Mundos Produções
Verdeoro
Distributed byEuropa Filmes (Brazil)
Release date
Running time
107 minutes [2]
CountriesBrazil
Portugal
Italy
LanguagesPortuguese
Italian
German

Road 47 (Portuguese : A Estrada 47) is a 2013 drama film written and directed by Vicente Ferraz, based on real events, about Brazil's involvement in World War II. The film stars Daniel de Oliveira, Richard Sammel, Sergio Rubini and Julio Andrade.

Contents

The film follows the trajectory of men from the landmine clearance unit of the Brazilian Expeditionary Force who after a panic attack are trying to get tempers and defuse the mined road that separates them from a village monitored by enemy forces. [3]

Plot

Background

During World War II, Brazil became an ally of Soviet Union, United States, UK and Free France, among other Allies. In the second half of 1944, it sent to the Italian Campaign, in several stages, a military contingent formed mainly by an infantry division to fight the forces of Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy. Almost all these soldiers came from rural and poor backgrounds, and with no previous military experience, they had to learn in practice to fight for survival at the front.

Main Plot

After suffering a collective panic in a non-specified point of Gothic Line, the soldiers Guimarães (Daniel de Oliveira), Piauí (Gaspar Francisco), Laurindo (Thogum) and their Lieutenant (Júlio Andrade), try to retreat of the site, but end up missing their company. So, they had to decide to return to their unit under risk of facing court-martial for dereliction of duty, or return to the position of night before at risk of facing a surprise attack by numerous forces of the enemy. That's when a war correspondent, Rui (Ivo Canelas), tells them about an active minefield and they think this is a chance to redeem the mistake they committed, but much is yet to happen and the war is far from over. [4]

Cast

Production

In an interview, Vicente Ferraz said that he wanted to discuss Brazil's history in World War II, which he said was "forgotten by the Brazilians and which is completely unknown abroad." He used diaries, letters, and interviews as source material. [5]

Release

Road 47 premiered at the 2013 Festival do Rio. [1]

Reception

Jonathan Holland of The Hollywood Reporter wrote, "Competent but not inspiring, this is a simple and effective film which never does full justice to the stirring material it’s based on." [6] Mark Adams of Screen International called it an "impressively mounted war film" and "high quality drama". [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 Hopewell, John (2013-09-27). "'Man,' 'Road 47,' 'Clothing' Preem at Rio". Variety . Retrieved 2014-03-27.
  2. ↑ Festival do Rio. "A Estrada 47 - Festival do Rio 2013". festivaldorio.com.br. Retrieved 2014-03-22.
  3. ↑ "'A estrada 47' estreia na Première Brasil - Jornal O Globo". oglobo.globo.com. Retrieved 2014-03-22.
  4. ↑ "A Estrada 47 - Filme 2012 - AdoroCinema". adorocinema.com. Retrieved 2014-03-22.
  5. ↑ Stedman, Alex (2013-10-05). "'Road 47': Telling a 'Forgotten Part of History'". Variety . Retrieved 2014-03-27.
  6. ↑ Holland, Jonathan (2014-10-05). "Road 47 (A Estrada 47): Rio de Janeiro Review". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 2014-03-22.
  7. ↑ Adams, Mark (2013-10-07). "Road 47". Screen International . Retrieved 2014-03-27.
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