The Jester

Year: 1987

Runtime: 120 mins

Language: Portuguese

Director: José Álvaro Morais

Drama

Set four years after Portugal’s 1974 Carnation Revolution and the loss of its African colonies, the film follows a struggling theatre director who turns to the illegal gun trade to raise money for his new play, highlighting the moral compromises forced by the country’s turbulent transition.

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