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Salgueiro Maia - The Implicated

Salgueiro Maia - The Implicated

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Status

Released

Release Date

Apr 14, 2022

Runtime

1h 40m

Genres

Drama, War, Documentary

User Score

54%

Original Title

Salgueiro Maia - O Implicado

Production Companies

Sky Dreams

Director

Sérgio Graciano

Description

On April 25, 1974, a man walked alone in Largo do Carmo. He knocked on the GNR military barracks door and entered, unarmed and without any escorts. Inside, the Government’s chief, Marcelo Caetano, waited, surrounded by the military and the people. The man who stared at him that afternoon and demanded surrender, guaranteeing his safety, had just led Santarém’s Artillery 1 regiment in taking the capital. Without firing a single shot, he managed to overthrow a regime that was over 48 years old. That was the last step to take and he took it, without hesitation, becoming the unavoidable figure of the day that marked the beginning of democracy in Portugal