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Lusitanian Illusion

20101h 5mJoão Canijo

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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.

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NaziPortugalWorld War IiNeutral

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What is Lusitanian Illusion (2010) about?

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.

Who stars in Lusitanian Illusion?

Lusitanian Illusion stars António de Oliveira Salazar (Self (archive footage)), Américo Tomás (Self - President of the Republic (archive footage)), Hanna Schygulla (Erika Mann (voice)), Rüdiger Vogler (Alfred Döblin (voice)), Christian Patey (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (voice)). The film was directed by João Canijo.

How long is Lusitanian Illusion?

Lusitanian Illusion has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 2010.

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