Lusitanian Illusion
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Lusitanian Illusion

2010·65 min
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 · Rüdiger Vogler · Christian Patey
DocumentaryHistory
Original Title
Fantasia Lusitana
Original Language
Portuguese
Production Country
Portugal
Release Date
04/22/2010