April Captains
| Capitães de Abril | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Maria de Medeiros |
| Starring | Stefano Accorsi Maria de Medeiros Joaquim de Almeida |
| Release date(s) | 21 April, 2000 |
| Running time | 123 minutes |
| Country | Portugal |
| Language | Portuguese |
April Captains (Portuguese: Capitães de Abril) is a 2000 film telling the story of the Carnation Revolution, the military coup that overthrew the fascist dictatorship in Portugal on April 25th 1974.[1]
This European co-production was directed by Maria de Medeiros.[2] It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival.[3]
[edit] Cast
- Stefano Accorsi - Maia
- Maria de Medeiros - Antónia
- Joaquim de Almeida - Gervásio
- Frédéric Pierrot - Manuel
- Fele Martínez - Lobão
- Manuel João Vieira - Fonseca
- Marcantonio Del Carlo - Silva
- Emmanuel Salinger - Botelho
- Rita Durão - Rosa
- Manuel Manquiña - Gabriel
- Duarte Guimarães - Daniel
- Manuel Lobão - Fernandes
- Luís Miguel Cintra - Pais
- Joaquim Leitão - Filipe
- Canto e Castro - Salieri
[edit] References
- ^ "Portugal". Britannica Online Encyclopedia. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/471439/Portugal. Retrieved 2008-10-03.
- ^ "Maria Medeiros fala de seu filme". Estadão. 1 August 2000. http://www.estadao.com.br/arquivo/arteelazer/2000/not20000801p1279.htm. Retrieved 2008-10-03.
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: April Captains". festival-cannes.com. http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/5154/year/2000.html. Retrieved 2009-10-14.
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