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April Captains

2000

Maria de Medeiros

2000·FranceFrancePortugalPortugalSpainSpainItalyItaly
Award tierBronze

Story of the 1974 coup that overthrew the right-wing Portuguese dictatorship--which continued the fascist policies of long-time dictator Antonio Salazar--and of two young army captains who were involved in it.

Cast

Stefano Accorsi·Maria de Medeiros·Joaquim de Almeida·Frédéric Pierrot

Producers

Jacques Bidou·Javier Castro·Ricardo Evole·Rui Louro·Alain Peyrollaz

Languages

PortugalPortuguese

Major Awards

0 wins · 2 nominations

Nominations (2)

Best Director

Golden Globes, Portugal (2001)

Best Director

Maria de Medeiros

Critics' Awards

Cannes Film Festival (2000)

Un Certain Regard Award

Maria de Medeiros