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The Ghosts of Alcacer-Kibir

50 %|Aug 20, 1976|Drama

Alentejo 1975. The Police associate a group of traveling players with a strike of agricultural workers. The action takes place in the open space and harsh heat of the Alentejo. With the connivance of Lianor, the troupe enters the palace of Don Gonzalo an old aristocrat. The gentleman is obsessed by visions of great past deeds in a universe of ghosts. This was the first example of militant cinema in Portugal after the end of the Estado Novo dictatorship, exploring the world after the Carnation Revolution and its contradictions.

Featured Crew

José Fonseca e Costa
Director
Augusto Sobral
Writer
José Fonseca e Costa
Writer
António Escudeiro
Director of Photography
Sérgio Godinho
Original Music Composer
Artur Semedo
Executive Producer
João Carlos Gorjão
Sound
José Fonseca e Costa
Editor