The revolution will be dramatized — every anxious hour, every whispered defiance.
46 minSeason 1 • Episode 6
LatestMarked by the death of a friend at the hands of PIDE, Teotónio, Rodolfo and Juliana are three students thrown onto the streets of Lisbon during the freedom celebration. In the last stronghold of the regime, the headquarters of the political police, Teotónio finds himself confronted with his greatest fear: the person responsible for the death of his friend Tomé.
Half a century of dictatorship came to an end on April 25, 1974. The main protagonists, and the unfolding of events, are duly and meticulously portrayed. But hundreds, perhaps thousands of episodes of tension and fear, courage and adrenaline, pain and loss, fury and dreams were experienced by anonymous citizens during the intense hours that changed the country.
Acting
Anonymous citizens feel lived-in, not symbolic.
Direction
Pureza balances meticulous research with raw humanity.
Production
1974 Lisbon recreated with suffocating authenticity.
Creator
Manuel Pureza
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Carnation Revolution remains Portugal's foundational myth; this series deliberately centers civilians over the military heroes typically celebrated.
Salgueiro Maia, the iconic tank captain, appears as a peripheral figure here — director Pureza fought to keep him visible but not central.
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