Lusitanian Illusion

2010· 65 min★ 7.3· Documentary, History

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.

Cast: António de Oliveira Salazar, Américo Tomás, Hanna Schygulla

Director: João Canijo