Lines of Wellington (2012)

Original title

Linhas de Wellington

Directed by

Valeria Sarmiento, Raúl Ruiz

Genre

drama film, war film

Country

France, Portugal

Runtime

2h 31m

Rated

18A

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 46 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film follows the stories of soldiers and civilians during the Napoleonic Wars in Portugal. It focuses on the events surrounding the Lines of Torres Vedras, a defensive network used against the French invasion.

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What happens

Lines of Wellington (Portuguese: Linhas de Wellington) is a 2012 Franco-Portuguese epic war film and television series prepared by Chilean director Raúl Ruiz and completed by his widow Valeria Sarmiento. Its title refers to the historical Lines of Torres Vedras. The film was in competition for the Golden Lion at the 69th Venice International Film Festival. It was also shown at the 2012 San Sebastián International Film Festival, the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival and the 2012 New York Film Festival. The film was selected as the Portuguese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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