Signs of Fire


1996

Brief Synopsis

Set at the start of the Spanish Civil War in July 1936. As the Spaniards leave Portugal, with dictator Salazar on the brink of officially supporting Franco's fascists, an apolitical Portuguese engineering student, Jorge, finds his family and mostly Communist friends involved in a plot to help a pair

Film Details

Genre
Drama
Period
War
Release Date
1996

Synopsis

Set at the start of the Spanish Civil War in July 1936. As the Spaniards leave Portugal, with dictator Salazar on the brink of officially supporting Franco's fascists, an apolitical Portuguese engineering student, Jorge, finds his family and mostly Communist friends involved in a plot to help a pair of high-profile Spanish leftists return to their country.

Film Details

Genre
Drama
Period
War
Release Date
1996

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Miscellaneous Notes

Shown at AFI Los Angeles International Film Festival (European Union - A Tribute to Contemporary Portuguese Cinema) October 18-31, 1996.