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A Cobra fumouThe Old Soldier's Ballad
In November 1999, in Brasilia, the capital of Brazil, World War II Veterans held their 11th National Meeting. During the event, Miguel Pereira, a telegraph operator for the Brazilian Expeditionary Force (FEB), explained why he decided to stay in Italy after the war. This witness originated this film made of a series of interviews with veterans about their war experiences in Northern Italy - a country humiliated by Nazi and Fascist troops. Monte Castelo and the city of Montese, which were taken by the Brazilianss. In February 2000, the same crew went to Italy to film the cities conquered by the Brazilian troops in the Roman Emilia and Tuscany regions. On the 21st, there was a new meeting with Miguel Pereira, who described how Monte Castelo was taken, 55 years earlier, on February 21, 1945. He remembers.
Brazil - 2002 - 1 h 35 mn - 35 mm • 1,66 - Colour
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