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April Captains

April Captains

20006.52h 3m

Overview

Story of the 1974 coup that overthrew the right-wing Portuguese dictatorship--which continued the fascist policies of long-time dictator Antonio Salazar--and of two young army captains who were involved in it.

Directed by Maria de Medeiros
Written by Maria de Medeiros, Ève Deboise
Produced by Jacques Bidou
Box OfficeBudget: $6.1M0

Top Cast

Stefano Accorsi

Stefano Accorsi

Maia

Maria de Medeiros

Maria de Medeiros

Antónia

Joaquim de Almeida

Joaquim de Almeida

Gervásio

Frédéric Pierrot

Frédéric Pierrot

Manuel

Fele Martínez

Fele Martínez

Lobão

Manuel João Vieira

Manuel João Vieira

Fonseca

Marcantonio Del Carlo

Marcantonio Del Carlo

Silva

Emmanuel Salinger

Emmanuel Salinger

Botelho

Rita Durão

Rita Durão

Rosa

Duarte Guimarães

Duarte Guimarães

Daniel

Themes & Keywords

portugalsocialismdictatorshipwoman directormilitary coup

About April Captains

April Captains is a drama, history film released in 2000 exploring themes of portugal, socialism, dictatorship, woman director, military coup. Directed by Maria de Medeiros, it stars Stefano Accorsi, Maria de Medeiros, Joaquim de Almeida. Story of the 1974 coup that overthrew the right-wing Portuguese dictatorship--which continued the fascist policies of long-time dictator Antonio Salazar--and of two young army captains who were involved in it.

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