Marcantonio Del Carlo

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. (imdb)

A group of hostages is left to his own death facing a clockwork bomb, while the whole country watches them on the TV.

Rio de Janeiro to Lisbon, friends Amadeus and Leonardo collect failures and disappointments. Now, they've defined a mission: to steal a true picture of a false art exhibition, in the night of the final of the soccer World Cup.

Inspired by the painting "First Mass in Brazil" by Victor Meirelles, the story revolves around a group of filmmakers trying to rebuild a milestone in the history of Brazil: the staging of the first mass in the country.

An hourly reconstitution of the events that led to the 25th of Abril 1974 coup d'etat in Portugal. (imdb)