Our Father: The Last Days of a Dictator

The story

Portugal, 1968. Salazar, the fascist dictator who reigned the longest time in the world, falls from a chair and suffers a stroke. When he returns to the São Bento mansion to convalesce, he is no longer President of the Council. But no one tells him the truth: not his faithful housekeeper Maria de Jesus, nor his maids Aparecida, Socorro, and Teresinha, nor his personal doctor. For two years he lives under a meticulously constructed illusion, believing he is still President, until his death in 1970.

Cast

J Jorge MotaSalazar C Catarina AvelarMaria de Jesus V Vera BarretoAparecida C Carolina AmaralTeresinha C Cleia AlmeidaSocorro G Guilherme FilipeEduardo Coelho M Marques D'AredeCardeal Cerejeira J João LagartoAmérico Thomaz P Pierre EnsergueixRoland Faure D Daniel MartinhoManuel Nazaré B Bruno SchiappaPhysiotherapist F Flávia GusmãoTalking Head 1

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L Leandro PiresTalking Head 2 F Francisco PestanaCorreia de Oliveira A Adriano CarvalhoJoaquim Cunha J João Villas-BoasFilmmaker F Francisco SousaEspírito Santo