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O Mal-Amado (1974)

O Mal-Amado poster
Directed by
Fernando Matos Silva
Genre
drama film
Country
Portugal
Runtime
1h 40m
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man navigates personal and political repression under the Salazar regime in Portugal. The film follows his struggles as censorship and authoritarian control shape his life.

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What happens

O Mal-Amado est un film portugais coécrit, monté et réalisé en 1972 par Fernando Matos Silva, bloqué par la censure salazarienne et sorti en mai 1974, peu après la révolution des Œillets. Il s'inscrit dans le Novo Cinema. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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