Film

Camarate

Name: Camarate
Director: Luís Filipe Rocha
Released: 2001
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Cândido Ferreira, Filipe Ferrer, Luís Lucas, José Wallenstein, Ana Nave

2001 · 100 min · ★ 7.3 · Dir. Luís Filipe Rocha

In 1980, a small plane carrying the Prime Minister, the Defense Minister and six others crashed during takeoff in Camarate, Portugal, killing all on board. The police investigation decided it was an accident caused by pilot error. But controversy raged for twenty years, and the Parliament investigated it no less than six times. Finally, in 2000, in response to a suit by the families of the survivors, the High Court had to decide whether to open a criminal investigation, or close the case forever.