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Deus, Pátria, Autoridade (1975)

Deus, Pátria, Autoridade poster
Original title
Deus Pátria Autoridade
Directed by
Rui Simões
Genre
documentary film
Country
Portugal
Runtime
1h 50m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This documentary strings together old propaganda newsreels from Portugal's Estado Novo regime. It shows how the dictatorship used images to shape public life and loyalty.

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What happens

Deus, Pátria, Autoridade (God, Homeland, Authority) is a 1975 Portuguese film by the filmmaker Rui Simões. It is a feature-length documentary film made up of historic newsreels made by the Estado Novo dictatorship, especially under António de Oliveira Salazar. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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