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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 (known as the Estado Novo) in Portugal on 25 April 1974. Although dramatised, the plot is closely based on the events of the revolution and many of the key characters are real - such as Captain Salgueiro Maia and Prime Minister Marcelo Caetano.
This European co-production was directed by Maria de Medeiros. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival.
Original Release
04/21/2000
Cast
Name | Character |
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Stefano Accorsi | Maia |
Maria de Medeiros | Antónia |
Joaquim De Almeida | Gervásio |
Frederic Pierrot | Manuel |
Fele Martinez | Lobão |
Manuel João Vieira | Fonseca |
Marcantonio Del Carlo | Silva |
Emmanuel Salinger | Botelho |
Rita Durão | Rosa |
Manuel Manquiña | Gabriel |
Directors
Writers
Maria de Medeiros, Ève Deboise
Cast
Name | Character |
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Stefano Accorsi | Maia |
Maria de Medeiros | Antónia |
Joaquim De Almeida | Gervásio |
Frederic Pierrot | Manuel |
Fele Martinez | Lobão |
Manuel João Vieira | Fonseca |
Marcantonio Del Carlo | Silva |
Emmanuel Salinger | Botelho |
Rita Durão | Rosa |
Manuel Manquiña | Gabriel |
Duarte Guimarães | Daniel |
Manuel Lobão | Fernandes |
Luis Miguel Cintra | Brigadier Pais / Brigadeiro Pais |
Joaquim Leitão | Filipe |
Canto e Castro | Salieri |
Rogerio Samora | Rui Gama |
Pedro Hestnes | Emílio |
Marcello Urgeghe | Radio speaker |
José Airosa | Paulo Ruivo |
José Boavida | Radio technician |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Rui Louro | Executive Producer |
Alain Peyrollaz | Executive Producer |
Jacques Bidou | Producer |
Javier Castro | Producer |
Ricardo Evole | Producer |
Enzo Porcelli | Producer |