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The Fifth Empire – Yesterday As Today

Drama This film is based on the theatrical play El Rei Sebastião, by José Régio. He was a critic, poet, playwright, novelist and essayist; he was and is a major figure, and the play, as he stated, intended to analyse the King, the Man and the mythical character of the Portuguese King Sebastião. Sebastião, after his overwhelming defeat at the battle of Alcácer-Kibir (1578), better known as the Battle of the Three Kings, after which his body ... [+]
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