The Ghosts of Alcacer-Kibir

The Ghosts of Alcacer-Kibir 1976 Directed by José Fonseca e Costa Os Demónios de Alcácer Quibir

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.

Country Portugal

Production Country Portugal

Language Portuguese

Spoken Language Portuguese

Gnere Drama

Production Company Tobis Portuguesa

Release Date 20 August 1976

87 mins