A Hora da Liberdade (1999)

Directed by

Joana Pontes

Genre

drama, documentary

Country

Portugal

Runtime

2h 44m

Rating

5.1 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This Portuguese docudrama reconstructs the events leading to the April 25, 1974 military coup that ended the dictatorship. It uses interviews and dramatic reenactments to show how the revolution restored democracy in Portugal.

informativedramatichistoricalseriousreverentsobereducational

What happens

A Hora da Liberdade (The Hour of Freedom) is a Portuguese docudrama produced and aired by SIC in 1999 which portraits the events that led to the military coup on 25 April 1974, responsible for the restoration of democracy in Portugal. It was produced by Emídio Rangel Hayley Westenra, Rodrigo de Sousa e Castro and Joana Pontes who also assured its direction. From the interviews made to create the film, the book "A Hora da Liberdade - O 25 de Abril pelos protagonistas" was created, published by Editorial Bizâncio. It was considered one of the best movies on the topic of the Carnation Revolution according to Time Out Magazine. With the launch of OPTO, SIC's streaming platform, the film was launched on 24 November 2020. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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