Overview

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

Top Cast

Tomás Alves

Salgueiro Maia

Frederico Barata

Delfim

Filipa Areosa

Natércia

José Condessa

Martinho

Rodrigo Tomás

Estêvão

Catarina Wallenstein

Marta

Rita Tristão da Silva

Cátia

Diogo Martins

António Fonseca

Marcello Caetano

Dinarte Branco

Comandante Morgado

Gonçalo Portela

Vasco Lourenço

João Cachola

Carlos Matos Gomes