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THE LAST HANGING (O ÚLTIMO CONDENADO À MORTE)

By Francisco MANSO

CINEMATE - as PROD

Drama - Pre-Production 2006

- Year of production
- 2006
- Genres
- Drama
- Countries
- PORTUGAL
- Languages
- PORTUGUESE
- Duration
- 100 mn
- Director(s)
- Francisco MANSO
- Writer(s)
- António TORRADO
- Synopsis
- The story of the last death sentence in Portugal, a hanging in Lisbon in 1842. The turbulent relationship between a young student priest and his victim, his beautiful french aunt. A passionate drama that shock the country and led to the abolition of the death penalty - a bold step in the world at that time.