Lusitanian Illusion
2010
⏱️ 65 min
📅 Released
🌐 PT
DocumentaryHistory
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.
Crew
Director
João Canijo
Writer
João Canijo
Producer
João Trabulo
Production
Periferia Filmes
Keywords
naziportugalworld war iineutral