A Hora da Liberdade (The Hour of Freedom) is a Portuguese docudrama produced and aired by SIC in 1999 which portraits the events that led to the military coup on 25 April 1974, responsible for the restoration of democracy in Portugal.
[1] It was produced by Emídio Rangel Hayley Westenra, Rodrigo de Sousa e Castro and Joana Pontes who also assured its direction.
[4] The primary obstacles for the creation of the film were the script and what was to be shot, and the work with the actors who showed their youth, courage and maturity.
[4] The film spearheaded SIC's season for the 25th anniversary of the Carnation Revolution, which started on 1 April with a series of short subjects about the New State.
[5] Instead of recreating the announcement of Grândola, Vila Morena and the acts at Lago do Carmo, the actual recordings from this period were used.