The Ghosts of Alcacer-Kibir (1976)

6.3/10 • 87 min • Drama

Overview

Alentejo 1975. The Police associate a group of traveling players with a strike of agricultural workers. The action takes place in the open space and harsh heat of the Alentejo. With the connivance of Lianor, the troupe enters the palace of Don Gonzalo an old aristocrat. The gentleman is obsessed by visions of great past deeds in a universe of ghosts. This was the first example of militant cinema in Portugal after the end of the Estado Novo dictatorship, exploring the world after the Carnation Revolution and its contradictions.

Cast

Ana Zanatti

Lianor

Sérgio Godinho

Camolas

João Guedes

D. Gonçalo

Zita Duarte

Joana

Maria Alice Vergueiro

Ama

Fernando Gusmão

Camponês

Artur Semedo

Capitão da GNR

Pedro Efe

Operário em Greve

Carlos José Teixeira

Latifundiário

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