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Brazilians fight abroad for different reasons, but what motivates them?
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Brazil doesn't live under any declared war but many of its young men chose to fight abroad. The film will follow the lives of Brazilians that are engaged in other national armies or mercenary forces. What is there behind this motivation? The desire to "correct" the world; the will to participate in worldwide interest events; the crave for adventure? To understand the contradictions inherent to this choice is surely a difficult task, but is also a way of feeling contemporary Brazil.
"Interesting and provocative documentary from the duo José Joffily and Pedro Rossi ('O Caminho de Volta'), 'Soldado Estrangeiro' follows Brazilians who are engaged in regular armies or mercenary forces of other countries. From there, instead of following an obvious path of just telling these stories, the documentary traverses powerful and relevant social discussions, showing how these young people got to these foreign armies, the reason they are there and the distance they end up having from Brazilian nationality. Although it lacks a bit of power in the way the plot is conducted, reflecting in a slow pace, it is an important movie. It's worth watching."