The Portuguese Falcon () is a 2015 Portuguese superhero comedy film directed by João Leitão. It was released on April 23, 2015.
Synopsis Captain Falcon is a 1960s Portuguese superhero serving António de Oliveira Salazar in the Red Scare-related fight against the communist "red menace". The film is a political satire of both the anti-communist propaganda of the Estado Novo and the left-leaning politics of the Armed Forces Movement.
Cast Source: as Capitão Falcão David Chan as Puto Perdiz José Pinto as António de Oliveira Salazar Rui Mendes Luís Vicente as Vladimir Lenin Miguel Guilherme as General Gaivota Carla Maciel Bruno Nogueira Nuno Lopes Ricardo Carriço
Production The film was shot in Santarém and Lisbon.
Reception The film received great critical acclaim.
References
External links
Capitão Falcão (2014) at CinePT