Our Father – The Last Days of a Dictator

Our Father – The Last Days of a Dictator

108 mins | Drama | Feb. 4, 2025

Portugal, 1968. Salazar, the longest-serving fascist dictator, falls from his chair and suffers a stroke. Returning to his Palace to recover from illness, he is no longer President. No one reveals this him: neither his loyal housekeeper, nor his hard-working maids, nor his doctor. Does Salazar want to overcome death and perpetuate his power? How can he stay sane in that hallucinatory Palace?

Our Father – The Last Days of a Dictator

108 mins | Drama | Feb. 4, 2025

Our Father – The Last Days of a Dictator
Portugal, 1968. Salazar, the longest-serving fascist dictator, falls from his chair and suffers a stroke. Returning to his Palace to recover from illness, he is no longer President. No one reveals this him: neither his loyal housekeeper, nor his hard-working maids, nor his doctor. Does Salazar want to overcome death and perpetuate his power? How can he stay sane in that hallucinatory Palace?
Producers Uma Pedra no Sapato
Original title Pai nosso – os últimos dias de Salazar
Directors José Filipe Costa
Writers José Filipe Costa

Cast

Jorge Mota

as Salazar

Catarina Avelar

as Maria de Jesus

Vera Barreto

as Aparecida

Carolina Amaral

as Teresinha

Cleia Almeida

as Socorro

Guilherme Filipe

as Eduardo Coelho

Marques D'Arede

as Cardeal Cerejeira

João Lagarto

as Américo Thomaz

Pierre Ensergueix

as Roland Faure

Daniel Martinho

as Manuel Nazaré

Bruno Schiappa

as Physiotherapist

Flávia Gusmão

as Talking Head 1

Leandro Pires

as Talking Head 2

Francisco Pestana

as Correia de Oliveira

Adriano Carvalho

as Joaquim Cunha

João Villas-Boas

as Filmmaker

Francisco Sousa

as Espírito Santo