April Captains (2000)

Original title

Capitães de Abril

Directed by

Maria de Medeiros

Genre

drama film, historical film

Country

France, Portugal, Italy, Spain

Runtime

2h 03m

Rated

M/12

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 64 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film is about the Carnation Revolution in Portugal. It follows real military captains who led a coup to overthrow a dictatorship. The story shows the planning, the tense day of the takeover, and the peaceful change of power.

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What happens

April Captains (Portuguese: Capitães de Abril) is a 2000 film telling the story of the Carnation Revolution, the military coup that overthrew the corporatist dictatorship (known as the Estado Novo) in Portugal on 25 April 1974. Although dramatised, the plot is closely based on the events of the revolution and many of the key characters are real - such as Captain Salgueiro Maia and Prime Minister Marcelo Caetano. This European co-production was directed by Maria de Medeiros. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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