A Hora da Liberdade

The film took one month to prepare and two months to be filmed, involving around 60 actors and around a thousand incidentals.^[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.^[5]

To assure a faithful recreation of the events, the film was broadcast from the night of 24 April 1999 to the early hours of 26 April 1999, in thirteen parts, in order to follow the events in real time.^[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.^[4]

Because it was impossible for viewers to follow the entire film in the way it was presented, SIC reprogrammed the film in its entirety for 26 April.^[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.^[5]

Most of the roles were selected by actors with similar physical appearances to the characters they portrayed.^[5]