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201845 minPGdocumentary

7.8/ 10(2 ratings)• TMDB

Authoritarianism Colonialism

3 Women

201845 minPGdocumentary

7.8/ 10(2 ratings)• TMDB

Three women challenge Portugal's Estado Novo regime from 1961 to 1973, influencing cultural and civic life during a time of political upheaval.

Authoritarianism Colonialism

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Fernando Vendrell

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Three women challenge Portugal's Estado Novo regime from 1961 to 1973, influencing cultural and civic life during a time of political upheaval.

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Fernando Vendrell

Fernando Vendrelldirector

Fátima Ribeirowriter

Filipa Martins

Filipa Martinswriter

Rúben Gonçalveswriter

Luís Alvarãeswriter

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Natalia Correia, Snu Abecassis, and Vera Lagoa navigate the oppressive atmosphere of Portugal's Estado Novo regime from 1961 to 1973. Correia, a poet, uses her words to challenge the status quo. Abecassis, an editor, shapes public discourse through her publications. Lagoa, writing under a pseudonym, exposes the regime's injustices as a journalist. Their stories intertwine against the backdrop of the colonial War and the lead-up to the April Revolution, reflecting the cultural and civic interventions of women during a critical period in Portuguese history.

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