Captains of April

IMDb link: 0120626
IMDb rating: 7.1 (3,616 votes)
Genres: Drama, War, History
Director: Maria de Medeiros
Cast: Joaquim de Almeida, Frederic Pierrot, Stefano Accorsi and others

Release date: 21 Apr 2000
Release year: 2000
Runtime: 123 minutes
Country: France, Portugal, Spain, Italy
Keywords: portugal, 1970s, dictatorship, young, cold war, europe, estado novo, new state, portuguese transition to democracy, transition to democracy

Plot:

Story of the 1974 coup that overthrew the right-wing Portuguese dictatorship--which continued the fascist policies of long-time dictator Antonio Salazar--and of two young army captains who were involved in it.

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