Lusitanian Illusion

Lusitanian Illusion
Description

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.

Stars

António de Oliveira Salazar, Américo Tomás, Hanna Schygulla, Rüdiger Vogler, Christian Patey

Runtime

65 minutes

Release Date

April 22, 2010

Rating

6.4/10 (7 votes)

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