Liberdade para José Diogo
7.5
The film documents two phases of an incident occurred in Portugal, during the 1974 revolution. In September 30, 1974, José Diogo, a tractor driver, kills his boss, Columbano Líbano Monteiro, after being dismissed from his job, when he claimed his right to work. He is imprisoned in Beja, Alentejo, and he is freed until prossecution. The courts are reluctant to judge him, because of the social unrest and the political aid Diogo is receiving from trade unions and political parties. A crowd will disrupt the court, in Tomar, and conduct a popular judgement in the hall of the tribunal, deciding to free Diogo, and condemning the boss, posthumously, for dismissing his employee and attacking him. The case became a law case study since then.
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Cast
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José Diogo
Himself
Margarida Carpinteiro
Narrator
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Leonel Brito
Pedro Efe
Narrator
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Clara Diaz-Bérrio
Manuela Moura
João Diogo Filho
Cremilde Mourão
Luís Galvão Teles Director · Elso Roque Cinematographer Clara Diaz-Bérrio Editor
First release January 2, 1976 · Produced in Portugal · Working title Zé Diogo e o Fascista Columbano
Production
Cinequanon
Production
Portugal
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Zé Diogo e o Fascista Columbano
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Languages
Original language
Portuguese
Spoken on screen
Portuguese
Release dates
Portugal · January 2, 1976
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