EUFF 2024 : Salgueiro Maia The Implicated
Spadina Theatre - Alliance Française
24 Spadina Rd, Toronto, ON M5R 2S7, Canada
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Portugal | SALGUEIRO MAIA – THE IMPLICATED | Sérgio Graciano | 2022 | 115 min
In Portuguese with English subtitles
A key figure in recent Portuguese history, Salgueiro Maia was the heroic army captain who commanded military actions during the tumultuous period that saw the overthrow of the Salazar regime in April 1974 in what came to be called the Carnation Revolution.
This powerful biographical drama tells the story of Maia’s coming of age as a young man who would proudly enlist in the military, only to realize that he must battle the systemic injustices of his nation’s military and political elites.
It’s fitting that the EUFF presents this film this year, as 2024 is the 50th anniversary of the Carnation Revolution, a singular event in Portugal’s history. THE IMPLICATED is an inspiring chronicle of one of that revolutionary moment’s national heroes.
