Braga’s Estádio Municipal was erected for the EURO 2004 championships. So can it be a surprise that the first association this all-seater arena provokes is a Roman circus, with a disconcerting Estado Novo-finish? Is FIFA therefore the Quinto Império realized, and its former president Sepp Blatter The Hidden One having an identity crisis?
Also in this combined programme
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És a nossa fé
Only a true football fan like Pêra could make a film so in awe of the supporter’s spectacle – and so mystified by it. -
Impending Doom
Two funerals, one soundtrack: suddenly, Ioannes Paul PP.II unexpectedly had a lot in common with Communist politician Álvaro Cunhal. -
25 de Abril – Uma aventura para a demokracya
What has happened to the Carnation Revolution’s dreams and aspirations? Does cinema have the answer – and will we like it?
Film details
- Country of production
- Portugal
- Year
- 2005
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2019
- Length
- 7'
- Medium/Format
- DCP
