Sinopsis
Fiction. On the night of April 24-25, 1974, non-commissioned officers of the Portuguese army began a coup against the Oliveira Salazar dictatorship. Their deed will go down in history as "the Carnation Revolution". The film recreates the story of Captain Salgueiro Maia, one of the heroes of the military uprising.
Maria de Medeiros is a Portuguese actress, film director and singer. She has a diploma from the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts et Techniques du Théâtre and the Conservatoire National d'Art de Paris. Her first feature film was Silvestre, by João César Monteiro. She continued her career with Philip Kaufman's Henry and June (1990) and Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction (1994). In 2000 he directed her first feature film, April Captains. She does other works such as Vindo a São Paulo (2004), Mathilde au Matin (2004), Je t'aime, moi non plus: artistes et critiques (2004), A Morte do Principe (1991), Fragment II (1988) and Sévérine C. (1987).
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8madrid TV
Section: Films by Women at 8madrid TV
Year of Production: 2000
Running Time: 123′
Country: Portugal
Language: broadcasting in Spanish
Director: Maria de Medeiros
Cast: Stefano Accorsi, María de Madeiros, Joaquim de Almeida, Frédéric Pierrot and Fede Martínez
Producers: Jacques Bidou, Javier Castro, Concha Díaz, Ricardo Evole and Alain Peyrollaz
Production Companies: JBA Production, Mutante Filmes, Filmart and Alia Film
Main Festivals and Awards: Nominated for Best Film at the Golden Precolumbian Circle. Winner of the Audience Award at the Bordeaux International Women's Film Festival. Nominated at the Cannes Film Festival. Winner of the National Competition at the CinEuphoria Awards and the Award for Best Actress and Best Film at the Golden Globes. Winner of the International Jury Prize at the São Paulo International Film Festival.
