Lusitanian Illusion

2010 | 65 minutes | 6.4 ★ (7)

Lusitanian Illusion
  • Overview

    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.

  • Release Date

    22 April 2010

  • DirectingJoão Canijo
  • Budget

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