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Follows Portugal's first fascist superhero: the ultra patriotic Captain Falcon!Follows Portugal's first fascist superhero: the ultra patriotic Captain Falcon!Follows Portugal's first fascist superhero: the ultra patriotic Captain Falcon!
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- 20 wins & 14 nominations
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- TriviaOriginaly planned to be a TV show but was rewriten into a feature due to high public response to the pilot but lack of funds from the TV channels.
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An unconventional superhero for Portugal
When I decided to watch Capitão Falcão, I had had the opportunity to realize there was a very positive feedback on this movie from some friends and acquaintances over the internet. Nevertheless, one is always a bit suspicious when it comes to a popular Portuguese film - don't get me wrong, there can be very good cinema in Portugal! - that doesn't let down.
This film is a satire, basically portraying the good and true Portuguese as a person of value, that loves their family, acts fervently towards any patriotic action and that is totally against Communism and its ideology. For a Portuguese who knows well the history around the dictatorship practiced in Portugal with António de Oliveira Salazar, like the most of us, it becomes even more shocking, although in a very funny way, how some individuals could manage to get a comedy out of what really happened.
Moreover, this movie is genuinely funny; there are crazy moves, fights, outrageous lines and even recreations from our childhood.
In conclusion, and although I can not consider it to be a perfect film, it is a true breath of fresh air when it pertains to the Portuguese film industry that also shows we are perfectly capable of laughing of ourselves and, more importantly, leave the cinema thinking, at least for once - I'm so glad I'm Portuguese!
This film is a satire, basically portraying the good and true Portuguese as a person of value, that loves their family, acts fervently towards any patriotic action and that is totally against Communism and its ideology. For a Portuguese who knows well the history around the dictatorship practiced in Portugal with António de Oliveira Salazar, like the most of us, it becomes even more shocking, although in a very funny way, how some individuals could manage to get a comedy out of what really happened.
Moreover, this movie is genuinely funny; there are crazy moves, fights, outrageous lines and even recreations from our childhood.
In conclusion, and although I can not consider it to be a perfect film, it is a true breath of fresh air when it pertains to the Portuguese film industry that also shows we are perfectly capable of laughing of ourselves and, more importantly, leave the cinema thinking, at least for once - I'm so glad I'm Portuguese!
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- Starny
- Apr 27, 2015
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- Also known as
- Капитан Фалкан
- Filming locations
- Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon, Portugal(Bank an Jewelry Store scenes)
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- Gross worldwide
- $107,279
- Runtime1 hour 46 minutes
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- 2.35 : 1
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