No, or the Vain Glory of Command

No, or the Vain Glory of Command

1990 · 107 min · PT · 6.4 (27 votes)
Dir. Manoel de Oliveira · Starring Luís Miguel Cintra, Miguel Guilherme, Diogo Dória, Luís Lucas, Carlos Gomes, António Sequeira Lopes · Music Alejandro Massó
WarDramaHistory

Episodes from throughout the entire military history of Portugal are told through flashbacks as a conscripted student of history recounts them to his fellow soldiers while they march through an African colony in revolt during 1973.

VIBE

A sweeping, somber reflection on Portugal's past. It feels like a long, winding march through history, heavy with the weight of empire and the quiet contemplation of a soldier's duty.

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