Road 47 (2014): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2014, Road 47 is a drama, war and history film directed by Vicente Ferraz, running about 107 minutes. “No retreat. No surrender.” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. 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.

Who’s in it. Road 47 stars Sergio Rubini as Roberto, Daniel de Oliveira as Guimarães (Guima), Thogun Teixeira as Sargento Laurindo and Francisco Gaspar as Piauí, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.0/10, Road 47 has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads and rent or buy it from Amazon Video. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Road 47 page.

If you liked it. Fans of Road 47 tend to enjoy The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, Schindler's List and The Godfather Part II.