Bloody Night(2010)
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…
Movie: Bloody Night
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Abel Olímpio
Berta Maia
Heitor
Rogério
Luiz Ribeiro
Óscar Carmona
Lucinda
Padre Lima
Machado dos Santos
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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…
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2010-10-23
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