Bloody Night

Oct 23, 2010

1h 50m

★ 7.0

Overview

A group of soldiers are sentenced for the murders of key political figures in the night of October 19th, 1921, in the streets of Lisbon. But the names of the conspirators remain unknown. Berta Maia, a widow of the 1910 revolution hero Carlos da Maia, will fight for the truth…

Genres

History

TV Movie

Drama

Production Companies

Take it Easy

David & Golias

Bloody Night Trailers

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Cast

Abel Olímpio

Gonçalo Waddington

Berta Maia

Isabel Abreu

Heitor

Nuno Lopes

Rogério

Francisco Nascimento

Luiz Ribeiro

Miguel Borges

Óscar Carmona

Miguel Guilherme

Camilo Oliveira

Cesário Monteiro

Lucinda

Catarina Lacerda

Padre Lima

António Durães

Machado dos Santos

Diogo Infante

Beatriz

Lígia Roque

GNR da Camionete

Afonso Lagarto

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