A Hora da Liberdade

A Hora da Liberdade (1999)

Based on the events which took place the night of April 24th, 1999 in Portugal. This is the story of the Coup d'État which put an end to the Dictatorship and reinstated the Democracy.

Date of release
1999-04-24
TMDB
5.1 / 10 (4)
Runtime
2h 44m
Genres
Drama, Documentary
Director
Joana Pontes

Casting

Interesting facts

A Hora da Liberdade is a Portuguese docudrama produced and aired by SIC in 1999 which portraits the events that led to the military coup on 25 April 1974, responsible for the restoration of democracy in Portugal. It was produced by Emídio Rangel Hayley Westenra, Rodrigo de Sousa e Castro and Joana Pontes who also assured its direction. From the interviews made to create the film, the book "A Hora da Liberdade - O 25 de Abril pelos protagonistas" was created, published by Editorial Bizâncio. It was considered one of the best movies on the topic of the Carnation Revolution according to Time Out Magazine.

Production

The film took one month to prepare and two months to be filmed, involving around 60 actors and around a thousand incidentals. The primary obstacles for the creation of the film were the script and what was to be shot, and the work with the actors who showed their youth, courage and maturity.

To assure a faithful recreation of the events, the film was broadcast from the night of 24 April 1999 to the early hours of 26 April 1999, in thirteen parts, in order to follow the events in real time. The film spearheaded SIC's season for the 25th anniversary of the Carnation Revolution, which started on 1 April with a series of short subjects about the New State.

Because it was impossible for viewers to follow the entire film in the way it was presented, SIC reprogrammed the film in its entirety for 26 April.

Instead of recreating the announcement of Grândola, Vila Morena and the acts at Lago do Carmo, the actual recordings from this period were used.

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