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The film tells the story of the removal of Laguna in the Paraguayan War. The nonlinear storyline starts showing the military visiting the graveyard of heroes of the battle. Then, a flashback shows the hardships they have endured Brazilian forces that strategic withdrawal. It is the first film entirely national historical reenactment with sound in Brazil.
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Status
Released
Original Language
PT
Fr. Hugh O'Flaherty is a Vatican official in 1943-45 who has been hiding downed pilots, escaped prisoners of war, and Italian resistance families. His activities become so large that the Nazis decide to assassinate him the next time he leaves the Vatican.