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?
FESTIVAIS:
[2025] IFFR | International Film Festival Rotterdam [The Netherlands]
Fiction
2025, Portugal, 112'
Script: Daniel Tavares, José Filipe Costa, Letícia Simões
Cinematography: Vasco Viana
Sound: Rafael Gonçalves Cardoso, Carlos Abreu
Editing: João Braz
Music: João Godinho
Production: Filipa Reis / Uma Pedra no Sapato
Cast: Jorge Mota, Catarina Avelar, Vera Barreto, Carolina Amaral, Cleia Almeida