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Our Father – The Last Days of a Dictator (2025)

Directed by José Filipe Costa

Overview

Portugal, 1968. Salazar, the longest-serving fascist dictator, falls from his chair and suffers a stroke. Returning to his Palace to recover from illness, he is no longer President. No one reveals this him: neither his loyal housekeeper, nor his hard-working maids, nor his doctor.  Does Salazar want to overcome death and perpetuate his power? How can he stay sane in that hallucinatory Palace?

Length 108 minutes

Actors

Jorge Mota | Catarina Avelar | Vera Barreto | Carolina Amaral | Cleia Almeida | Guilherme Filipe | Marques D'Arede | João Lagarto | Pierre Ensergueix | Daniel Martinho | Bruno Schiappa | Flávia Gusmão | Leandro Pires | Francisco Pestana | Adriano Carvalho | João Villas-Boas | Francisco Sousa