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Lusitanian Illusion

2010 • 1h5m Documentary, History

Rating

6.4/10

Popularity

1

Images and sounds expose the duality of Portugal during the days of WW2: a peaceful, god-loving, rural country, providing an escape route for over one hundred thousand European refugees to the Americas; and a political and cultural elite that disguised their Nazi inclinations just enough to play its neutral role in international politics.

Details

Director

João Canijo

Screenplay

João Canijo

Cast

António de Oliveira Salazar

Américo Tomás

Hanna Schygulla

Release date

4/22/2010

Status

Released

Origin country

PT

Vote count

7