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Portugal: Carnations Against Dictatorship
6.5 / 10• 2024• 53m•NR• German
DocumentaryHistoryTV Movie
Storyline
In Portugal, during the night of April 24-25, 1974, a peaceful uprising put an end to the last government of the Estado Novo, the authoritarian regime established in 1933 by dictator António de Oliveira Salazar (1889-1970), paving the way for full democracy: a chronicle of the Carnation Revolution.
Cast & Crew
MW
Michael Wirges
Self
Lead
José Pacheco Pereira
Self
AM
António Muñoz Sánchez
Self
LC
Luis Costa Correia
Self
DM
Daniela Münkel
Self
GP
Gert Peukert
Self
Alberto Arons de Carvalho
Self
HB
Hans-Ulrich Bünger
Self
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Sebastian Heemann's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Portugal: Carnations Against Dictatorship is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
