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{{short description|2013 film directed by Vicente Ferraz}}
{{Infobox film
| name           = Road 47
| image          = Road 47 Poster.jpg
| alt            =
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director       = [[Vicente Ferraz]]
| producer       = {{Plain list|
*Isabel Martinez
*Matias Mariani
*Joana Mariani
*Danielle Mazzocca
*Leonel Vieira
}}
| screenplay     = Vicente Ferraz
| starring       = {{Plain list |
*[[Daniel de Oliveira (actor)|Daniel de Oliveira]]
*[[Richard Sammel]]
*[[Sergio Rubini]]
*Julio Andrade
*Giorgio Vicenzotti
}}
| music          = Luiz Avellar
| cinematography = Carlos Arango De Montis
| editing        = Mair Tavares
| studio         = Primo Filmes<br />Stopline Films<br />Três Mundos Produções<br />Verdeoro
| distributor    = Europa Filmes (Brazil)
| released       = {{Film date|2013|10|04|[[Festival do Rio]]|ref1=<ref name=premiere>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2013/film/international/man-mountain-clothing-preem-at-rio-1200599793/|title='Man,' 'Road 47,' 'Clothing' Preem at Rio|last=Hopewell|first=John|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=2013-09-27|accessdate=2014-03-27}}</ref>}}
| runtime        = 107&nbsp;minutes<ref name="festivaldorio">{{cite web|url=http://www.festivaldorio.com.br/br/filmes/a-estrada-47|title=A Estrada 47 - Festival do Rio 2013|author=Festival do Rio|publisher=festivaldorio.com.br|accessdate=2014-03-22}}</ref>
| country        = Brazil<br />Portugal<br />Italy
| language       = Portuguese<br />Italian<br />German
| budget         =
| gross          =
}}
'''''Road 47''''' ({{langx|pt|'''A Estrada 47'''}}) is a 2013 [[Historical fiction|historical]] [[War film|war]] [[Drama (film and television)|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 (actor)|Daniel de Oliveira]], [[Richard Sammel]], [[Sergio Rubini]] and Julio Andrade.
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.<ref name="globo">{{cite web|url=http://oglobo.globo.com/cultura/a-estrada-47-estreia-na-premiere-brasil-10263759|title='A estrada 47' estreia na Première Brasil - Jornal O Globo|publisher=oglobo.globo.com|accessdate=2014-03-22}}</ref>
== Plot ==
=== Background ===
During [[World War II]], Brazil became an ally of [[Soviet Union]], United States, UK and [[Free France]], among other [[Allies of World War II|Allies]]. In the second half of 1944, it sent to the [[Italian Campaign (World War II)|Italian Campaign]], in several stages, a military contingent formed mainly by an [[infantry]] ''[[division (military)|division]]'' to fight the forces of [[Nazi Germany]] and [[Italian Social Republic|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 (actor)|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 (military unit)|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.<ref name="adorocinema">{{cite web|url=http://www.adorocinema.com/filmes/filme-202584/|title=A Estrada 47 - Filme 2012 - AdoroCinema|publisher=adorocinema.com|accessdate=2014-03-22}}</ref>
== Cast ==
*[[Sergio Rubini]] as Giovanni
*[[Daniel de Oliveira (actor)|Daniel de Oliveira]] as Guimarães "Guima"
*Thogun as Sergente Laurindo
*Francisco Gaspar as Piauí
*Júlio Andrade as Tenente Penha
*[[Ivo Canelas]] as Rui
*[[Richard Sammel]] as Hauptmann Jurgen Mayer
*Daniele Grassetti as Partigiano
*Giorgio Vicenzotti as Partigiano
== 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2013/film/international/road-47-telling-a-forgotten-part-of-history-1200697379/|title='Road 47': Telling a 'Forgotten Part of History'|last=Stedman|first=Alex|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=2013-10-05|accessdate=2014-03-27}}</ref>
== Release ==
''Road 47'' premiered at the 2013 [[Festival do Rio]].<ref name=premiere/>
== 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."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/road-47-a-estrada-47-643765|title=Road 47 (A Estrada 47): Rio de Janeiro Review|last=Holland|first=Jonathan|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=2014-10-05|accessdate=2014-03-22}}</ref>  Mark Adams of ''[[Screen International]]'' called it an "impressively mounted war film" and "high quality drama".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.screendaily.com/reviews/the-latest/road-47/5062252.article|title=Road 47|last=Adams|first=Mark|work=[[Screen International]]|date=2013-10-07|accessdate=2014-03-27}}</ref>
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
== External links ==
*{{IMDb title|1841490|Road 47}}
{{Festival de Gramado Best Picture Award}}
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