Lusitanian Illusion
Lusitanian Illusion

Lusitanian Illusion

April 22, 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.

Genres

Documentary History

Cast

Naomi Scott

António de Oliveira Salazar

Naomi Scott

Américo Tomás

Naomi Scott

Hanna Schygulla

Naomi Scott

Rüdiger Vogler

Naomi Scott

Christian Patey

Naomi Scott

Annabella

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