48 (2009)

After Still Life-Visages d'une Dictature (international award winning film screened at festivals and exhibitions in five continents) , Susana de Sousa Dias focuses again on the time of the Portuguese dictatorship, using an innovative cinematic device.
Starting from a group of photographs of political prisoners and their voices (but also the sound of the presence of their bodies), the filmmaker draws a portrait of the 48 years of dictatorship. The film uncovers details hidden so far and breaks with taboos still existing until today.
At a time when the topic of torture is confronting us almost every day, 48 reminds us of the practice of the Portuguese dictatorship and of the aftereffects, which still can be felt today.