31 Aug 2007
City of Men
Best buddies Acerola and Laranjinha, about to turn 18, discover things about their missing fathers' pasts which will shatter their solid friendship, in the middle of a war between rival drug gangs from Rio's favelas.
Road 47
No retreat. No surrender.
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.
Top Billed Cast
Daniel de Oliveira Guimarães (Guima)
Francisco Gaspar Piauí
Júlio Andrade Tenente Penha
Thogun Teixeira Sargento Laurindo
Ivo Canelas Rui
Richard Sammel SGT. Mayer
Sergio Rubini Giovanni
Cesare Apolito Comandante Partigiano
Daniele Grassetti Partigiano 2
Flávio Rocha Soldado Carioca
Ignazio Oliva Partigiano 1
Michele Ventucci Partigiano da radio
Milhem Cortaz Coronel Lourenço
Rafael Vinícius Losso Soldado Getulio
Thiago Justino Motorista da FEB
Luca Altavilla Partigiano 3
Consuelo Battiston Partigiana
Enzo Samaritani Médico Partigiano
Alex Lirussi Soldado Alemão 1
Forte Primozic Soldado Alemão 2
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