History Film / Road47

* TheGreatestHistoryNeverTold: As per the page quote, Guima reflects that one day, all of this will be forgotten. He's correct. [[spoiler:Specifically, the recognition and glory for saving the Italian city end up going to the Americans rather than the Brazilians]].

* ObligatoryWarCrimeScene: Both Piauí (a PTSD-ridden Brazilian soldier) and Giovanni (the Italian partisan) attempt to shoot a defeated German, which classifies as a war crime. Though it is averted in that they're both stopped by their Lieutenant, who points this out.

* CommunicationsOfficer: Laurindo is their communications specialist.

* FireForgedFriends: Jurgen (A German officer the squad takes prisoner after ambushing his patrol) and Piauí (a Brazilian ShellShockedVeteran) end up becoming friends. [[spoiler: which is all the more tragic when Jurgen dies]].

* FireForgedFriends: Jurgen (A German deserter) and Piauí (a Brazilian ShellShockedVeteran) end up becoming friends. [[spoiler: which is all the more tragic when Jurgen dies]].

The movie centers on a small Brazilian squadron that, during the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Monte_Castello Battle of Monte Castello]], ends up panicking and abandoning its post. After regrouping, the squadron realizes that if they come back, they will face trial for desertion and be expelled from the army or executed. Their salvation lies in the titular [[TitleDrop Road 47]], a road crucial to Allied transport that is completely covered by mines. And thus, in an attempt to save themselves from a desertion charge, the group decides to undertake the SuicideMission of going behind enemy lines in the unforgiving Italian winter to clear the road and allow the Allied forces clear passage and use the action as an excuse to justify them leaving their posts. On the way, they meet an Italian deserter (portrayed by Sergio Rubini) and a German commander (portrayed by Creator/RichardSammel).

The movie centers on a small Brazilian squadron that, during the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Monte_Castello Battle of Monte Castello]], ends up panicking and abandoning its post. After regrouping, the squadron realizes that if they come back, they will face trial for desertion and be expelled from the army or executed. Their salvation lies in the titular [[TitleDrop Road 47]], a road crucial to Allied transport that is completely covered by mines. And thus, in an attempt to save themselves from a desertion charge, the group decides to undertake the SuicideMission of going behind enemy lines in the unforgiving Italian winter to clear the road and allow the Allied forces clear passage. On the way, they meet an Italian deserter (portrayed by Sergio Rubini) and a German commander (portrayed by Creator/RichardSammel).

->"One day, all of this will be forgotten."
-->'''Guima'''

* TheGreatestHistoryNeverTold: As per the page quote, Guima reflects that one day, all of this will be forgotten. He's correct. [[spoiler:Specifically, the recognition and glory for saving the Italian city end up going to the Americans rather than the Brazilians]].

The movie centers on a small Brazilian squadron that, during the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Monte_Castello Battle of Monte Castello]], ends up panicking and abandoning its post. After regrouping, the squadron realizes that if they come back, they will face trial for desertion and be expelled from the army or executed. Their salvation lies in the titular [[TitleDrop Road 47]], a Road crucial to Allied passing that is completely full of mines. And thus, in an attempt to save themselves from a desertion charge, the group decides to undertake the SuicideMission of going behind enemy lines in the unforgiving Italian winter to clear the road and allow the Allied forces clear passage. On the way, they meet a Italian desertor (portrayed by Sergio Rubini) and a German commander (portrayed by Creator/RichardSammel).

The movie centers on character drama and exploration rather than action, and it's quite a downbeaten war film about the cost of war, violence and the loss of lives.

* BlackDudeDiesFirst: [[spoiler: Averted. Laurindo makes it out alive]].
* BittersweetEnding: The movie ends [[spoiler: with the Road succefully cleared and the Brazilians survive, but Colonel Jurgen is dead, the Brazilians don't get any recognition for their heroism, Rui loses his camera and the war is far from over.]]
* BombDisposal: The fuction of the Brazilian squadron.

* DefectorFromDecadence: Jurgen (A German defector) and Giovanni (an Italian defector) both defect their Fascist armies.

* {{Eagleland}}: American forces are secondary players in the film and while they're not malicious at all [[spoiler: they end up inavertedly stealing all the glory from the Brazilian squadron for themselves and crushing Rui's camera]], leaving them looking not very well in the grand scheme of things.
* EarAche: One of Guima's ear drums is busted early in the film and he spends a while with the ear bleeding.
* FatalFamilyPhoto: Played with. [[spoiler: Both Jurgen and Laurindo show their family pictures, but only Jurgen dies. Laurindo survives without a scratch.]]

* IntrepidReporter: Rui, a reporter who decides to accompany the mission and register the entire thing.

* ObligatoryWarCrimeScene: Both Piauí (a PTSD-ridden Brazilian soldier) and Giovanni (the Italian partisan) attempt to shoot a defeated German, which classifies as a war crime. Though it is Averted in that they're both stopped by their Lieutenant, who points this out.

* SuicideMission: The engineer squadron has to go inside enemy territory in the dead of winter and deactivate a minefield, with no reinforcements whatsoever. [[spoiler: They pull it off]].
* SurprisinglyEliteCannonFodder: The squadron are bottom-of-the-barrell soldiers, ill-trained and ill-prepared for this, but where an American regiment failed, they must succeed. [[spoiler: And they do succed, clearing Road 47]].
* TheGreatestHistoryNeverTold: As per the page quote, Guima reflects one day all of this will be forgotten. He's correct. [[spoiler: In specific the recongition and glory for the salvation of the Italian City ends up going to the Americans rather than the Brazilians]].

* TokenEnemyMinority: Col. Jurgen, the German desertor.

* WarIsHell: The prime message of the movie. All the characters are damaged and worn out by the War.
* WasItReallyWorthIt: Guima wonders this in the end. [[spoiler: He comes to the conclusion that yes, it was, for saving the Italians from the clutches of the Nazi Army]].
* WinterWarfare: Italian Winter is quite unforgiving.

''Road 47'' (also known as "The Mountain" and "The Lost Patrol") is a 2015 Brazilian WWII Drama, remarkable for being the first of its kind to tell the tale of Brazilian participation in WWII, a little-known affair.

Road 47 (also known as "The Mountain" and "The Lost Patrol") is a 2015 Brazilian WWII Drama, remarkable for being the first of its kind to tell the tale of Brazilian participation in WWII, a little-known affair.

* BraziliansWithBazookas: This being a movie about The Brazilian Participation in WWII, of course.

* WinterWarfare: Italian Winter is quite unforgiving.
* WorldWarTwo: About the Italian Campaign, to be specific.

->"[[TheGreatestHistoryNeverTold One day, all of this will be forgotten]]."

* TheGreatestHistoryNeverTold: As per the page quote, Guimar reflects one day all of this will be forgotten. He's correct. [[spoiler: In specific the recongition and glory for the salvation of the Italian City ends up going to the Americans rather than the Brazilians]].

* WasItReallyWorthIt: Guimar wonders this in the end. [[spoiler: He comes to the conclusion that yes, it was, for saving the Italians from the clutches of the Nazi Army]].

* FatalFamilyPhoto: Played with. [[spoiler: Both Jurgen and Laurindo show their family pictures, but only Jurgen dies. Laurindo survives without a sacratch.]]

* AllGermansAreNazis: Adverted. Colonel Jurgen Mayer (A Wehrmacht officer) is a highly sympathetic character, and never displays any Nazi beliefs.
* BlackDudeDiesFirst: [[spoiler: Adverted. Laurindo makes it out alive]].

* ObligatoryWarCrimeScene: Both Piauí (a PTSD-ridden Brazilian soldier) and Giovanni (the Italian partisan) attempt to shoot a defeated German, which classifies as a war crime. Though it is Adverted in that they're both stopped by their Lieutenant, who points this out.

* SteelEarDrums: Adverted. An explosion early in the movie clearly completely bursts one of Guima's ear drums, leaving him half-deaf for the entire movie (and likely the rest of his life).