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. == Cast ==