Lusitanian Illusion

Lusitanian Illusion (2010)

April 22nd, 20101h 5min

Documentary, History
64%

Overview

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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