Liberdade para José Diogo(1976)

Liberdade para José Diogo Synopsis

The film documents two phases of an incident occurred in Portugal, during the 1974 revolution. In September 30, 1974, José Diogo, a tractor driver, kills his boss, Columbano Líbano Monteiro, after being dismissed from his job, when he claimed his right to work. He is imprisoned in Beja, Alentejo, and he is freed until prossecution. The courts are reluctant to judge him, because of the social unrest and the political aid Diogo is receiving from trade unions and political parties. A crowd will disrupt the court, in Tomar, and conduct a popular judgement in the hall of the tribunal, deciding to free Diogo, and condemning the boss, posthumously, for dismissing his employee and attacking him. The case became a law case study since then.

Liberdade para José Diogo (1976) is a documentary and tv movie film directed by Luís Galvão Teles, released on January 2, 1976 with a runtime of 1h 8m. It stars José Diogo, Margarida Carpinteiro and Pedro Efe. Viewers rate it 7.5 out of 10 across 2 ratings.