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Capitães de Abril

  • 2000
  • 2h 3m
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Capitães de Abril (2000)
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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 w... Read allStory 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.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.

  • Director
    • Maria de Medeiros
  • Writers
    • Maria de Medeiros
    • Ève Deboise
  • Stars
    • Stefano Accorsi
    • Maria de Medeiros
    • Joaquim de Almeida
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    3.2K
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    • Director
      • Maria de Medeiros
    • Writers
      • Maria de Medeiros
      • Ève Deboise
    • Stars
      • Stefano Accorsi
      • Maria de Medeiros
      • Joaquim de Almeida
    • 14User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 3 nominations

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    Stefano Accorsi and Fele Martínez in Capitães de Abril (2000)
    Maria de Medeiros in Capitães de Abril (2000)
    Stefano Accorsi in Capitães de Abril (2000)
    Stefano Accorsi and Fele Martínez in Capitães de Abril (2000)
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    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
    • Botelho
    Rita Durão
    Rita Durão
    • Rosa
    Manuel Manquiña
    Manuel Manquiña
    • Gabriel
    Duarte Guimarães
    • Daniel
    Manuel Lobão
    • Fernandes
    Luís Miguel Cintra
    Luís Miguel Cintra
    • Brigadier Pais
    Joaquim Leitão
    • Filipe
    Canto e Castro
    Canto e Castro
    • Salieri
    Rogério Samora
    • Rui Gama
    Pedro Hestnes
    • Emílio
    Marcello Urgeghe
    Marcello Urgeghe
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    • Director
      • Maria de Medeiros(a film by)
    • Writers
      • Maria de Medeiros
      • Ève Deboise
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    • Trivia
      When the armed forces came from Santarém to Lisbon on 25 April 1974, they really did stop at red lights as in the film.
    • Goofs
      The officer of the day at Escola Prática de Cavalaria, Liutenent Lobão, doesn't wear the red band at his left arm that all all officers of the day must wear to identify them as such.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Entre deux inconnus (2015)
    • Soundtracks
      Grândola, vila morena
      Written and Performed by José Afonso

    User reviews14

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    9/10
    A Portuguese film, just like the ones I used to dream of...
    Being half-portuguese doesn't render me half-blind (nor half-prejudiced) when discussing portuguese films. Not that I get to do that very often anyway. But this film was such a rush of adrenaline! Yes, that's right - it was mostly accurate as far as history went/goes - but it pulled no punches on venturing beyond usual portuguese-film territory: things like using real locations in the middle of traffic-congested Lisbon and recruiting a real crowd to stand in for the real crowd of almost 30 years ago. And by God did they get it right! OK, to sum it up: very emotional if you've lived through it, but you'll spot minor improvements that could have been made as well as plot necessities that were. If you're just watching it randomly, you're in for a good historical romp, only of the very recent History kind and a bit more thought-proving than usual. Even by European standards, yes.
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    • jnvalente
    • Aug 27, 2002

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    • Release date
      • April 21, 2000 (Portugal)
    • Countries of origin
      • Portugal
      • Spain
      • Italy
      • France
    • Official site
      • Official Site
    • Language
      • Portuguese
    • Also known as
      • April Captains
    • Filming locations
      • Ronciglione, Viterbo, Lazio, Italy
    • Production companies
      • Alia Film
      • Arte France Cinéma
      • Canal+ España
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    • Budget
      • FRF 30,000,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 3 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital

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