 April Captains

April Captains () is a 2000 film telling the story of the "Carnation Revolution", the military coup that overthrew the fascist dictatorship (known as the "Estado Novo") in Portugal on 25 April 1974.Although dramatised, the plot is closely based on the events of the revolution and many of the key characters are real - such as Captain Salgueiro Maia and Prime Minister Marcelo Caetano.