In New York, the elder employee of the post-office Hector Negron (Laz Alonso) has a rampage and kills a client, shooting him with a Luger. The rookie reporter of the Daily News Tim Boyle (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) follows the detectives that are investigating the case and they find the valuable head of the statue Primavera in his wardrobe. Tim decides to interview the catatonic Hector, and out of the blue, he starts talking about the 92o Division "Buffalo Soldiers" in Tuscan, Italy, in World War II. Hector and three other black soldiers - 2nd Staff Sergeant Aubrey Stamps (Derek Luke), Sergeant Bishop Cummings (Michael Ealy) and the slow Private First Class Sam Train (Omar Benson Miller) – cross a river but his company is destroyed by the German soldiers. While trapped in a village, Train rescues the eight year-old boy Angelo Torancelli (Matteo Sciabordi), who survived a massacre in St. Anna village, and become connected to each other. Along the days, the platoon interacts with the villagers and Hector discloses a story of prejudice and betrayal in times of war.
In "Miracle at St. Anna", director Spike Lee uses his traditional flag to disclose the situation of the black American soldiers in Italy, and how they were treated like second rate soldiers. I did not know that they have this type of treatment, and I was surprised why this theme had not been explored yet by other filmmakers. This movie is very engaging, and my only negative remark is the too long running time (160 minutes). My vote is seven.
Title (Brazil): "Milagre em St. Anna" ("Miracle at St. Anna")
