During the Second World War, at the Battle of Monte Castello, Italy, a squadron of FEB (Brazilian Expeditionary Force) mine hunters suffers a panic attack and ends up lost in “no man’s land.” Along the way, they find two deserters: an Italian soldier who regretted having turned partiggiano and a German officer tired of the war. With the surprising solidarity of former enemies, the soldiers became real heroes, diffusing the most feared mine filed in all of Italy.
Shot in Italy in the first quarter of 2011, “The Mountain,” will be the first fictional feature film about the Brazilian soldiers who fought in Italy. A movie on a unique subject for the country, which brings back a story that, despite being recent, has been forgotten.