Lusitanian Illusion
Lusitanian Illusion
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.
Country: PT
Genre: Documentary, History
Release: 2010-04-22
Director: João Canijo
Production: Periferia Filmes
Cast: António de Oliveira Salazar, Américo Tomás, Hanna Schygulla, Rüdiger Vogler, Christian Patey
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