Snu (2019) - full transcript

BASED ON A TRUE STORY

Francisco S? Carneiro,
Prime Minister of Portugal,

passed away a little over an hour ago
in a plane crash.

In the aircraft where S? Carneiro
was traveling

were also his wife Snu Abecassis,

Adelino Amaro da Costa,
Minister of Defence, and his wife.

Portuguese people...

Today, early in the evening,
the Prime Minister of Portugal

Dr. Francisco S? Carneiro
died in a terrible plane crash.

His wife Snu Abecassis died
in the same accident,

as well as the Minister of National
Defence, Adelino Amaro da Costa,



and his wife,

the Head of the Prime Minister's
Office, Ant?nio Patr?cio Gouveia,

and both aircraft pilots.

We still don't know
what caused the accident,

but it will be investigated
in the most rigorous inquiry

effective immediately.

It is with great dismay and regret
that I confirm this dismay news.

I ask all of you to remain calm
and serene.

I repeat.

I ask all of you to remain calm
and serene.

A film by Patr?cia Sequeira

Good morning.

Yes? Hi!

So, who won?



The Australian?
I expected that already.

I had bet on him...

We will talk later.

Thanks for the news. Kisses.

So who won the Nobel?

Patrick White.

I was right.
I said so.

I'll tell the reporters.

We have to be quick.
This Nobel has to be ours.

- What's going on?
- It's the PIDE.

- They're downstairs.
- The censorship again.

- What do we do?
- One thing at a time.

Cristina, please bring me
the publishing contract we prepared.

Virg?nia, call the embassy
of Australia for me.

What about the PIDE?

First, the Nobel.
I will deal with the PIDE later.

The Pill...

Contraception...

Abortion...

Abortion is a crime,
and a serious one at that.

You should know that.

These are not subjects for books,
at least not in this country.

Portuguese ladies
want to know about knitting...

... needlework, embroidery,
or cooking...

They don't care about these...
these... things.

In Sweden and Denmark,

family planning has been taught
in public schools for years.

It is inhumane that women in Portugal
still have to suffer and often die

out of ignorance.

Do you know how many women
in Portugal die every year

in clandestine abortions

or later on as a result
from having them?

I don't know and I don't care.

Well I do...

... and I care.

That is why I insist
on publishing these books.

Be careful, Madam...

... very careful.

Things work differently
in this country.

Do not forget that you are Portuguese
by marriage.

I never forget who I am.

Have a good afternoon.

This walking back and forth
with the books has to stop, Madam.

I agree.

It really has to stop.

I know you're celebrating, man
I'm glad

And while I'm away
save a carnation for me

I wanted to be at the party, man

With your people
and personally gather

A flower from your garden

I know there are leagues between us

So much sea, so much sea

I also know how necessary it is, man

To sail, to sail

It's Spring there, man

Here, I'm sick

Send me urgently
A whiff of rosemary

Freedom.

Freedom.

It also seems to me
that the climate of euphoria,

as you said, must be replaced
by peaceful and effective action,

where on every level and everywhere

civil groups and commissions
are created

to support the council
that they may be able to help...

... they may cooperate, act,
help the council

in the construction

and implementation
of immediate, short-term measures

that are necessary so that life at
a national level can go on normally.

This cooperation cannot
be underestimated,

the cooperation of civilians
is necessary and urgent...

- Hurry back, father.
- I will.

- Can we go to Barcelos this weekend?
- It's a promise.

- Chico, are you bringing the pills?
- Yes I am.

I'll walk with you.

- Goodbye children.
- Goodbye father.

I know you can't come and go
every week like before, but...

This is the turning point, Isabel.
We have a chance for change.

We have to grab it with all our might.
We must give our best for the country.

I am giving my husband.

It's all finally happening,
don't you see?

Now we can build the democracy
we've always dreamt of,

even if it means sacrifices.

I know.

- The country needs me.
- So do we.

Then come with me to Lisbon
once and for all.

- Oh Chico! This is our home.
- We will rent a house there.

We will find a good school
for the kids.

The kids can't spend their time
hopping from one side to the other.

- Isabel...
- Go, don't be late.

Take care of yourself.

See you soon.

We'll always be here, waiting for you.

Call when you get there.

And why isn't your socialist party
called social democrat?

After all, you advocate
the Nordic countries' regime

and they are social democrats!

My dear,
we advocate democratic socialism.

There are several experiences
with democratic socialism.

The Swedish social democracy
is not like the German one.

And none of them is like the Austrian,
for example.

Of course. And that's why socialism
in Portugal will also be different.

And more advanced
than in those societies.

And will the Portuguese people
want that?

It seems to me that the social
democratic regime provides workers

with the best conditions,
more power, more participation.

Snu, it's always a pleasure
to discuss matters with you.

Snu, what about the publisher,
do you have any new projects?

Yes, we already have some
that will be released very soon.

In fact, I wanted to tell you
about one of them, M?rio.

I would like to offer you a challenge.

Well tell me, I love challenges,
as you know.

Dom Quixote would like to make
a new collection called "Participate"

which intends to be a meeting point
of proposals

for building a new Portugal.

The idea is to make a compilation
of some of your interviews

and speeches,

in order to make the country aware
of your political thought.

And I would love to publish it,

if you are interested, of course.

Together with ?lvaro Cunhal
and Francisco S? Carneiro.

Well, I can't speak for the others,
Snu, but for my part, I thank you

and I accept your invitation.

I like the title you chose,
"Participate",

and I think it's a fantastic idea.

Shall we have a toast?

- Cheers.
- Cheers.

We know that generally speaking,
men are predominant

in the labour market
and in public life.

We know that in our country,
most women work

in offices, in the fields,
in factories, schools, at home,

but that their work is, in most cases,

the most underpaid, most alienated,
least interesting, least considered...

I have to, Concei??o.

Francisco, you can't go,
you're not well enough.

- The doctor is on his way.
- I have to, Concei??o. I have to go.

PPD, PPD, PPD...

This congress and this party
are only possible

because there was
a democratic revolution in Portugal.

The April 25th revolution
by the military

who, interpreting the feelings
of an entire nation,

took down the dictatorship
that oppressed them

and gave them back
the right to choose and build

their collective future
with their own hands.

Now with enthusiasm,

let's propose to that same people,
which is ours,

which is the reason for our actions,

the construction
of the new Portuguese society,

in freedom, equality and solidarity.

Long live Portugal!

Come in.

Are you alright, Mrs. Snu?

Yes, Virg?nia.
Don't worry.

I brought the proofs
from Dr. ?lvaro Cunhal.

Dr. S? Carneiro's original has to be
ready by the end of the week.

We have to call the PPD.

Is the operator also on strike?

Yes she is, but I called them myself.

Dr. S? Carneiro has left instructions
for us to deal with the text selection

with Dr. Pedro Roseta.

Better send a letter reminding him
of the deadlines.

Are they all on strike?

Almost everyone.

You are an excellent boss, Mrs. Snu,
nobody would question that,

but it seems they are supporting
the workers from other companies.

And why aren't you, Virg?nia?

Why would I go on strike?

We've gone through rough times
in this company,

and you never failed us
with a single payment.

You always protected us,
regardless of our political ideals.

Do you remember the day I hired you?

Oh, absolutely.

You told me: I don't know you,
but I'll take a chance.

I'm glad I did.

Thank you.

I am very grateful to you.

And you can be sure
that I'll never leave you.

I know.

Now I'll quickly type up
a few sentences to pressure the PPD.

Excuse me.

Did you read the statements
from the Fiat guys?

They've never sold so many cars
in Portugal before.

And paid in cash, of course.

The way things are,

it is safer to keep the money
in the garage, than in the bank.

Thank you, my dear.

Aren't the soldiers and sergeants'
meetings enough...

Man, those SUV dipshits...

Do you want things to go back
to the times of fascism, is that it?

Democracy is either inclusive or it is
nothing but a bourgeois masquerade.

Cut the crap, man. It looks like you're
in a cultural promotion session,

those guys don't even obey Otelo
any more, can you believe it?

Have you heard about the G3s
that were taken from the airport...

Yes I have. But the weapons
are either kept on the left

or this will end up like in Chile.

Something else has to be done,
dammit.

Otelo warned us when that thing
at Campo Pequeno happened.

They didn't wipe out the fascists,

now they're all coming back
in a new skin.

Do you think we're all going
to Cuba to smoke cigars?

That's right, my dear, I like to see
my bar like this, flowering...

It only lacks a rare specimen.

- Which one?
- ?lvaro Cunhal.

He's a very cunning animal, it is
a pleasure to discuss matters with him.

M?rio Soares is a smarthead,

but without him there wouldn't be
an Avenue,

and no one would resist this wave
of militarist nonsense.

Now, my handsome friend Francisco...

Your friend S? Carneiro is a snob,
he is never available.

We're editing his book, but we haven't
spoken to each other a single time.

Oh my beautiful Nordic angel,

Francisco has been wrapped
in the hideous black lavas of Hades.

He was hospitalised in London.

Went through a very serious surgery,

but it seems he will soon be back
to our seven hills, where he belongs.

I thought he was from Oporto...

He is from Oporto,
he is of the world...

He is from Olympus, actually.

Today I am pleased to announce,

that finding myself recovered,

I yesterday reported to the President
of Congress and the PPD Council,

that I am able
to resume my position

as Secretary-General of the Party,

for which I was elected for two years
in our first congress.

In Portugal we can't officially be
anti-communist,

but it seems we have to be officially
anti-social democrat.

This is deeply wrong,

and it is contrary to the exemption,
pluralism and respect for democracy

that must be required from civil
and military authorities.

PPD advocates social democracy
for Portugal,

it is not only a path to socialism

but, at the same time, the socialism
that is possible at any given time

according to the choices the people
make with their votes.

For us,
the socialist society to achieve

is the one where each of us
is fulfilled completely and freely,

abolished the conditions
of alienation, exploitation

and oppression of the human being.

Doctor S? Carneiro!

I'm sorry.

Can I ask you to sign the book?

Of course.

So?
Did you like the book?

I liked it so much that my son
is going to be called Francisco.

I'm very flattered.
Best wishes to you and your family.

I'm glad you're back.
We really need you.

Dom Quixote has published
two books for me,

and I find it very rude of me that
I don't personally know our publisher.

Snu!

What is she like?

Maybe it would be better
if you didn't know.

Why?

Snu is a sleeping beauty
in an ice skiff

waiting for the kiss of fire.

Only it can melt the glacial enclosure
that hides away the soul

that fits your own,

as if it were hot wax.

To you, her Prince Charming.

Me!

Why me?

I didn't picture you so tall.

- I didn't picture you so... so...
- So short?

No.

I didn't picture you...

There are words I still can't say
in Portuguese.

Thank you.

Finally.

It was about time I met
the publisher of my books.

Do you know this restaurant?
It's very good.

It has an absolutely marvelous
partridge.

Yes, I already knew this restaurant.

Not the partridge.

But you appreciate good
Portuguese cuisine?

I confess that I find it
a little heavy.

Right...

- Wine?
- No, thank you.

Is Snu a Swedish or a Danish name?

You know, that is not my name.
My name is Ebba.

Ebba?

Ebba. I inherited it from
my maternal grandmother.

At home they called me Snu,
so it became my name.

At fifteen I signed my passport
as Snu.

Did they call you Snu
for any special reason?

Snu means clever.

Clever?

I think so.

But tell me.
Why did you invite me to lunch?

Well, I think this meeting should
have happened a long time ago...

In fact, this is the second
of my books you publish...

She is brilliant,
she's a fantastic person.

Very educated, very calm,
with an extraordinary intelligence.

I must see her again.

Urgently.

Mrs. Snu!
I had never heard you sing.

Me neither, Virg?nia.
Funny...

Did you have lunch
with our elusive author?

- It seems so, finally.
- And what is he like?

Surprising.

Today I want the world
The way a trapeze artist will fall

Opening another flower in our mud

Ask him for a jump
And take away his track...

- So you left York House?
- Yes.

So?

I rented a house in Restelo,
I was getting tired of hotels.

Finally my brother gets some sense!

I don't understand how you can take

this constant commuting
between Lisbon and Oporto, Chico.

I'm hanging in there...
I have no other choice.

Well, at least now you have a home.

And Isabel?

It seems clear to me
that Isabel won't be coming.

You should have figured that out
a long time ago.

She has her reasons.

The kids' cousins, grandparents
and school are there in Oporto.

And Isabel never really liked Lisbon,

she doesn't feel well here,
what do you want?

What she doesn't like is sharing you.

And politics is
a very complicated rival...

... to reflect my biography.

Are you expecting someone?

Maybe I am...

What's going on, Chico?

I'm not sure.

But I'll tell you when I know.

Ready?

I have to be...

You have never accepted invitations
to go to embassies

and now you do
and you make me come with you!

They'll think we're having
an affair...

I promise I won't ruin
your reputation.

There's the Ambassador.

And here is my author...

How are you Snu?
It is a pleasure seeing you again.

This is Vasco, my husband.

- Nice to meet you.
- Nice to meet you.

Concei??o Monteiro, who works with me,
was kind enough to accompany me.

How are you?

- It is a pleasure to meet you.
- The pleasure is mine.

How are you?

- Hey Vasco?
- Ah, what a nice surprise.

Please excuse me.

I'm going to get some drinks.
Excuse me.

Thank you.

I didn't expect to find you here.

To tell you the truth, I also didn't
expect to find myself here...

I'm glad you came.

And was it worth it
or do you regret it already?

Now that I've seen you,
it was certainly worthwhile.

I have to confess something to you.

I imagined the publisher
of Dom Quixote

to be a very serious Nordic lady,
and of a certain age.

- You thought I was a little old lady?
- Yes.

Imagine my surprise when I saw you.

But I am Nordic and I am very serious.

You have to pay us a visit
at the publishers.

How about tomorrow?

I'm sorry to interrupt,

now it would be appropriate
to greet the Ambassador.

- It was a privilege meeting you.
- The privilege was mine, thank you.

- See you soon.
- See you soon.

Now even the Russians are speaking
about the violence in Portugal

and the dead in Cust?ias...

One was German.

Do they already know what the
German was doing near the prison?

The most important thing
would be to know

why Carlucci has lunch with Soares
so often?

Getting rid of Chico.

Don't you know what the Americans
think of him?

- It's a possibility.
- It seems so.

If need be,
Soares will bet on Freitas.

It makes sense. They'll unite
and push us to the sidelines.

But Chico believes we will win
the elections. Isn't that right Chico?

Chico?

Chico? Chico?

Gentlemen, if you'll excuse me
you'll have to go on without me.

But did you arrange something
specifically?

No, Concei??o.
But I have to go there immediately.

What if Mrs. Snu is not there,
or what if she can't see us?

- Or it might not be convenient...
- It's urgent, Concei??o, it's urgent!

Is that really him?

I know it is!
He said good morning to me.

Oh my... he's no Cunhal,

but he has a gaze
that one can never forget.

Oh girls he is so hot!

It's like those houses that were
closed down for a long time,

we have to open the doors and windows
and let in the fresh air.

Portugal needs to dialogue
with the world,

we must inform, reform,
show the pathways.

And that's what we are trying
to do here at the publishers.

I don't have much time to read,

but I follow the D. Quixote's
notebooks, of course.

The idea of compiling articles
published in international press

was... greatly controversial,
it really was.

It's important
to have critical thinking.

You are an admirer of Mafalda, I see.

You both want to change the world.

I'm less non-conf... non-conf...

Non-conformist.

Non-conformist, thank you.

I don't propose to so much,

I would already be satisfied
with changing Portugal,

or participating in the change.

And speaking of which, I am sure
you have urgent matters to attend to.

I would listen to you forever

but we'll let you work,
isn't that right, Concei??o?

It was an enormous pleasure
talking to you, Snu.

The pleasure was all mine, Concei??o.

Have dinner with me tonight.
Here's my address.

I'll be waiting for you.

Hello?

Hello Isabel.

I hope you didn't take my invitation
and my urgency to see you

in the wrong way.

But I'm afraid that time
might run out.

Please accept my apologies.
Francisco.

Good morning.

I would like to send a telegram
with the following message:

I would like to repay the invitation,

tomorrow,

eight pm,

Rua Dom Jo?o V...

Dear Francisco, how are you?
Welcome to our home.

- Good evening.
- Good evening.

Your hands are freezing.
It's cold outside?

Very. Nothing you can't forget
when entering this magnificent house.

Will you have something to drink?

I'll take a whiskey,
thank you very much.

A few years ago I was in a serious
accident with my brother Ricardo.

For a few days
I was in-between life and death.

Maybe that is why
I want to live so fast.

I'm sorry if I scared you.

I'm scared of... the irreversible,

the unforeseen,

the mess.

That's exactly what fascinates me...

... the unexpected.

What holds a Nordic woman
to this messy country?

The desire to help changing it.

Won't you come with me to the party?

Dom Quixote needs me.

I do too.

I need to see you more often.

I find you unique.

Like in the poem by S? Carneiro.

M?rio, of course.

I must have read it,
but I don't remember.

Do you like poetry?

Not particularly.

But I wish I had written that poem
for you.

"Oh how I wanted you Ali in violets
And satin fleece...

"Your long ivory fingers
Shaded by black jewels...

"And so feverish and delicate
That you couldn't take a step

"Dreaming of stars

"Distressed
With colored prints on your lap...

"I wanted you naked and cold
Snuggling in sables

"Drowsy
Blushed from ether and morphines...

"Ah
Were your nostalgias silver bells

"Your frenzies, sequins

"And the idleness in which you wither
Moonlight that is wasted...

"Your kisses
I wanted them out of tulle

"Running through in carmine

"Your spasms of silk...

"Cold and clear water in a blue night

"Water
Should be your love for me..."

The buzz is spreading,
at a frightening speed.

There is already a rumor spreading
that the S? Carneiro

that has an affair with Snu,
is Ricardo and not Francisco.

Let's see if it sticks.

But the truth will eventually
be known, sooner or later.

This is a bomb that will explode
on top of PPD.

If this comes out...
I don't even want to imagine!

We have to protect Chico.

Protect ourselves.

Let's talk to him, calmly.

Calm and Francisco,
now there's a difficult combination.

I'm sorry, but I won't give you
the right to intrude in my privacy.

It's not just your private life.

The man who is head of PPD,
who is the face of the party,

cannot be married and
have an extramarital affair.

I do not allow discussions
on this subject.

I do not allow it from you,
or anyone else.

I refuse to have my private life
the subject of public discussion.

But even if you don't want to,
your situation may become public.

We are not here to judge you,
we're here to protect you.

This is a scandal, Francisco.

A scandal that will shake
the party's reputation.

Is it serious?

Are you really going
to divorce Isabel?

You know me Ricardo.

I won't be able to live a story
this big in secret.

I won't taint it with lies
and hypocrisy.

Chico...

This love is greater than me,
and I want to live it in truth.

Have you thought
about the consequences of that?

On the kids, our family,
the party, your career?

And on the Church...!

I have done nothing else
but think about all that.

It is irreversible.

Chico, I don't recognise you.

You're completely insane.

No way,

I still believe in this marriage.
I don't want to give up, I refuse to.

You were the one who taught me
to fight for what I believe in.

Isabel, our marriage has been dead
for a long time,

you know that as well as I do.

And the kids, Chico.
Have you thought about them?

We can't go on with a farce
because of them.

That is the worst example
we can give them.

And destroying a family,
is that right?

What is right is for each of us
to be able to go our own way

and try to be happy.

There's someone else, isn't there?

Yes, there is.
I don't want to lie to you, Isabel.

And who is she, may I know?

I'm sorry, but I won't tell you that.

Are you in love?

Yes. And that's why I need you
to give me the divorce.

Don't even think about it.

I still love you.

You're being stubborn and irrational.

Stubborn and irrational?

You don't want to tell me who she is,
the one you say you love now.

So then tell me, if you can.

Who was with you
when you received the last rites?

Who supported you
through the bad times?

And there were so many,
and so bad. Who?

Isabel...

Who gave birth, one by one,
to your five children?

Who prayed by your side
when you buried your brothers?

Was it on her finger,
before the altar,

that you placed this ring,
nineteen years ago? No, it was not.

I swore I would stay with you
until death did us part.

And you can be sure that while I live
I will not give you the divorce!

What's going on, father?

You were arguing, I heard it.

I asked your mother for the divorce.

You are leaving mother?

You will leave us after all this time?

Francisco, things are more complicated
than what they seem.

I met someone else,
and I'm not going to fool your mother.

We always wanted to be a good
example for you...

Father, I'm sorry

but what example are you
trying to give us now?

- I hope it's an example of honesty.
- Honesty?

So many lectures about morality
and ethics, for this?

What kind of ethics is this that makes
you leave your wife and children,

separating your family,
just because you met another person?

Ethics is living up
to what happens to us.

I didn't choose
to love someone else like this.

But it happened. And I will not spend
the rest of my life pretending, son.

Father, forgive me.

I love you very much,

but if you leave this house,
for me it's as if you died.

I hope someday you'll understand me.

And on that day I will be waiting
for you with open arms.

Snu.

Vasco already took care
of the divorce papers.

Everything is in order.

Have you spoken to Isabel?

I have.

But she doesn't want to give me
the divorce.

We have to give her more time.

I don't understand.

If she's not with you,
why does she want to hold you?

Isabel won't accept
to see the family destroyed.

My love,
we knew it wouldn't be easy.

When my mother met my stepfather
they were married too.

He had five children,
she had three, like us.

Tor was a fantastic stepfather,
a very important man in my life.

My parents always stayed friends,
things don't have to be complicated.

You're right.
But Portugal is not Denmark, Snu.

Mentalities take time to change.

And we're going to wait
for them to change?

I want to be alone.

- Good morning Virg?nia.
- Good morning sir.

- Where is Snu?
- Mrs. Snu isn't here.

- Do you know where she went?
- I don't know.

She is not home, and...
She is not here.

- Please, tell me where she is.
- I'm sorry, but I can't help you.

I really don't know.

I know you know where she is.
Teresa, please tell me.

I already told you.

She left and I don't know
when she will be back.

Then I'll wait.

Please don't do that.

Did you want to run from me?

No.

I don't want to run away from you,
but I can't live like this.

I didn't want you to suffer
because of me.

I know.

I love you,

and I want to live with you
for the rest of my life.

Tell me what you didn't tell me
when you met me.

What do you mean?

You said...
I didn't picture you so...

... and you didn't finish
the sentence.

Because I couldn't find
the right word.

Have you found it yet?

Magnetic.

But also... charming...

... alluring...

... irresistible...

After we had lunch, I immediately
checked the dictionaries.

They often call me sullen,

irascible,

cocky,

snob...

Oh no, but you are a little snob.

Really, clever girl?

- That's not fair.
- All is fair in love and war.

I'm so embarrassed.
Everyone is looking at us.

That's because you are the most
beautiful woman in the world.

Not the world, the universe.

Will you marry me?

You may come in.

I see that the surgery didn't
take away your sense of humor,

I'm glad.

I'll go talk to the doctor.

I was so afraid of losing you.

You won't lose me.

We still have a lot
to live for together.

Yes, I know...

... but the important thing now
is that you rest.

How do you feel?

Unkempt.

I already said you aren't.

Mother, but I'll have to go to Lisbon
with the school.

And you'll go with the school
wherever the others go.

- You're not going anywhere else.
- Why can't I go see father?

As long as your father lives
in that house, there's no way.

Mother please, I just want
to see father. I miss him so much.

Little girl, you know that your father
doesn't live alone.

But I can go there, I'll greet Snu
and I'll go out just with father.

Do I need to say it again?

You are forbidden to meet that woman.
Are we clear?

Mother.

Tell me.

I too want to go and see father
in Lisbon.

Oh really?

Then pack your bag and stay there.

Don't go.

I have to.

I want to be with father.
Be beside him.

I want to go to Lisbon.

Important things are happening!

And you should come too!

I don't know if I have the courage.

We're in Europe,

we want to be part of the
European Economic Community.

Not by geographic imperative,
but by national determination,

by our constructed and explicit will,

through an economic regime
compatible with freedom,

an economic regime compatible
with freedom,

which, right now,
is, in fact, being questioned.

Freedom is currently the border
between those who stand up for...

Father...

It's so nice that you came.

I will raise you again.

I really want you to meet Snu.

Victory, victory, victory...

AD, AD, AD...

AD, AD, AD...

Victory, victory, victory!

Victory, victory, victory...

- Long live Portugal!
- Long live!

Long live AD!

AD, AD, AD....

- Concei??o, where is Snu?
- Back there.

Go get her please.

AD, AD, AD...

And what do we see today?

This colossal protest,

reaffirming confidence in politicians
and in the parties who knew,

know and will know how to understand
each other.

That's the Swedish woman
who is with S? Carneiro.

The rebirth of a new hope
for the future of our Country.

This is the Democratic Alliance.

And what do we want?

We want a system for the people

and not the people for a system,
as has happened so far.

- Long live Portugal!
- Long live!

AD, AD...

This is a matter of some significance
which I find difficult to address,

but it's important that I do so,
before it's too late.

May I count on your utmost discretion
and honesty?

- Absolutely, yes.
- Yes, yes.

As you know, my relationship with Snu
Abecassis is not a passing adventure.

I consider Snu my wife
whom I intend to marry

as soon as the civil code
allows us to.

I know that it certainly won't be
accepted by everyone,

especially at the basis
of our parties.

Please tell me, in consciousness,

if you consider
that my relationship with Snu

may be a hindrance
to me being Prime Minister.

Francisco, I don't think your personal
condition will conflict

with any political condition.

I think exactly the same way.
In fact, for me and for the PPM

you are already AD's candidate
for Prime Minister.

I want to clarify that,

if my situation is considered
incompatible with my duties,

I will choose the woman I love.

Thank you.

We won...

We won.

Victory, victory...

We did it.

If green and red
Are the colours of our flag

Oh, the nation will end
If the booze runs out

This one is on the house
because today we're celebrating.

Everybody is so happy.
How wonderful...

A toast to the Nordic princess
and to the fearless knight,

who furiously, between the howls
and roars of the puritan,

opened the path
to the great social change

in this pressed country.

You, my dears,

you are the biggest revolution that has
happened in Portugal since April 25th.

Victory, victory, victory...

Will you do me the honor
of this dance?

With pleasure, Mr. Prime Minister.

A black man with blond hair or
a white man with an Afro isn't natural.

What's natural and looks good

is each one using the hair
they were born with.

Using Olex Restorer every day
gives your hair...

Here at home there are...

... no big reasons for concern.

Z? no longer has a fever...

... and the others are in good health.

Their grades...

... have been good.

Little Isabel...

... is still saying...

... she wants...

... to study abroad.

Francisco.

We are a matter for discussion
in "Time" magazine.

An article with a picture
and everything.

S? Carneiro defies the conventions
of the Catholic Church?

But this... this is,
it's unacceptable!

But now we're at the point
of personal attacks!

An excuse for Eanes to invite
another leader for Prime Minister.

This must have been ordered.

How does an article like this come out
and no one tries to reach out to you?

I'm going to the Party right away.

As you may know, some time ago

Francisco asked me for the divorce
and I refused.

I was approached by his lawyer
yesterday

and I've been told that the proceedings
are being handled by you, Bishop.

Yes, it is true.

I'm aware of the importance
that Francisco's intervention has had

on your return from exile,

and I was a little afraid that now
you might feel obligated to help him.

Oh Isabel,

I was very grateful to Francisco
for what he did, I will not forget it,

but I also don't mix things.

A delegation from the PPD
has already come here

to ask me to intervene with you,

to convince you
to grant him the divorce,

and I refused.

I am very grateful to you, D. Ant?nio.

I've known Francisco for a long time,
he is not well, he can't be.

But he will pull himself together,
sooner or later.

You must be patient,
and have faith in God, my child.

Yes, I know, Bishop.
And I do.

The divorce papers are in my drawer

and they won't get out of there.

I don't even know how to thank you.

You have nothing to thank for.

Go in peace
and may God be with you.

I arrived in Portugal in 1962,

and I had never known
such a backward and poor country

without freedom.

I was 21 and had a head
full of projects for the future.

I spoke Portuguese badly...

Virg?nia can confirm this.

The publishing house was the way
I found to express myself.

And it seemed like the best way
to give people hope and information.

This is how this family
was born in 1965.

Our Dom Quixote is now 15 years old.

Thank you.

Thank you for helping me
make this dream a reality.

I wish you all a good Easter.

To sum up, I want you to search
the garden for your chocolate eggs.

Ah, I found it!

Nice!

I found it, I found it.

It's mine, it's mine! Mrs. Snu!

Ah, I found it.
I found it.

- These are for you.
- Thank you.

I LOVE YOU.
HAVE A HAPPY DAY, FRANCISCO.

Excuse me.

Snu...

Snu...

Aren't you coming
to the wives' program?

The wives' program?

Yes. We're going for a walk,
to visit St. George's Castle...

- Weren't you invited?
- No...

No?

- Give me a second.
- Mis?...

Manuela.

You didn't invite Snu?

Well, personally I could have
considered inviting her,

but this isn't a personal invitation,

you know that these diplomatic visits
obey state protocol

that is beyond me.

It wouldn't be correct for
the President's wife to invite Snu

when S? Carneiro is still married
with Isabel, you understand...

In that case, Manuela,
don't get me wrong

but if Snu isn't going,
I'm not going either.

"The next morning she was asked
if she had slept well.

"Oh very badly, very badly,
said the girl.

"I hardly slept all night,
only God knows what was in my bed.

"I was lying on such a hard thing
that my body got covered in bruises!

"It was horrible.

"So then, they concluded that
she was a real princess

"because she had felt the pea
through twenty mattresses

"and twenty fluffy duvets.

"Only a real princess
could be... so sensitive."

Captain Sousa e Castro
declares open war on the Government,

confirming in an interview
that, and I quote:

"As a Prime Minister
we have a man that,

"being legally married to a lady
with whom he has several children,

"imposes another woman,
with whom he lives,

"in state protocol ceremonies.

"A Prime Minister who does
something like that

"loses all moral credibility,

"because he insults values that are
very dear to the Portuguese people.

"We also condemn
the silence of the Church...

The best thing to circumvent
this situation

would be to act
before the presidential elections.

You just have to submit a bill,

reduce the divorce period
from six to three years.

Since you've been separated
for more than three years,

this would allow you to divorce
Isabel immediately and marry Snu.

I understand and appreciate
your intention,

which I'm sure is good,
but the answer is no.

- But why Francisco?
- That is out of the question.

I will not propose an amendment
to the country's general law

to benefit me,
to solve my personal problem.

But it is a perfectly legal change,
and it would solve the problem.

You know that
without this divorce

your application for the Presidency
of the Republic is political suicide.

You know what?

I like politics too much to run for
the Presidency of the Republic.

I am structurally anti-presidential
and I always thought that in democracy

politics should have its reason
and goals in the Parliament.

We'll have to find another candidate.

There is nothing else
to talk about this.

Thank you Concei??o.
How did you guess?

I told them.

I told them that you
would never accept such a proposal.

Have you heard what Soares said
at the rally in the Algarve?

I've heard.

They were very close friends.

Snu was devastated.

Hello Snu.

Snu. What's wrong?

We are friends.
Don't refuse a handshake from me!

You agreed to run a campaign of
insults, I can't give you a handshake.

But Snu,
honestly I don't understand.

"How will a man
who cannot rule his own home

"intend to rule an entire country?"

Those are your words...

... words that hurt me deeply.

You betrayed our friendship
and I can't forgive you for that.

I asked the Government why
there was no one at the London airport

waiting for
the Portuguese Prime Minister?

It has transpired, in reputable
diplomatic circles in Lisbon,

the possible existence of problems of
delicate nature concerning protocols.

Which, therefore, enables us
to legitimately ask

whether protocol issues
have actually been raised,

what kinds of protocol issues
were raised

and by whom were they raised?

I'm tired of them using my relationship
with Snu as a political weapon.

You've made a choice
that I fully respect,

but you can't be surprised
by these attacks.

But they don't have the right to
intrude in my private life!

You are right Francisco,

but you were the first one
to bring Snu into the public life.

I don't know if Portugal deserves us.

What a horrible thought.

Only slander and defamation,
I'm sick of it.

They set up a campaign
to discredit me and the government.

It is written on the walls
and in all the papers

that I owe money to the bank,

now even the "Expresso" speaks
of the 33 thousand contos.

You filed a lawsuit in the courts,

there is no better way
to prove your innocence.

It's like you say,
the truth always comes up.

- The truth always comes out.
- Right, comes out.

And this lack of seriousness
from your opponents

only shows that they aren't
an alternative,

that they don't have
concrete proposals,

they don't care about the real
problems of the Portuguese people.

They only care about attacks
to institutions and people.

- Times are hard, Snu.
- That is why...

... people need you.

And I need a majority government
and a president.

I know you think that Soares Carneiro
has no charisma.

And I admit that he may not be
a good candidate,

but he will surely be
a good president.

I trust you.

And I admire you

because you are more concerned
about the next generation,

than the next elections.

Don't give up.

You can't give up now.

I also speak to those voters
who will now vote for Soares Carneiro

to achieve this fundamental goal.

The fundamental goal
of our generation,

the generation of those who are
in the labour force

that will ensure the future
of the young,

stability and safety for housewives,

that will ensure social stability
for us all

and the elderly.

I firmly believe,
today more than ever,

that on December 7th we will elect
General Soares Carneiro,

not only on behalf
of the Democratic Alliance,

but also for Portugal.

Cut.

Was it good?

But I would like to do it again,
less softly, more urgently.

Then we'll choose the best one.

It's already so late. And you
still have to stop by your house.

But what time is the flight?

Do you know that you're no longer
flying with TAP, Snu?

What's wrong?

Francisco prefers to go with Adelino
Amaro da Costa on the campaign plane,

so you can still go
to Escondidinho for dinner.

I don't like those little planes
at all, Concei??o.

In any case, I did not cancel
the reservations for TAP.

Do you know what I really feel like,
Concei??o?

Sleeping.

It's the last trip.
After that, you can rest.

Are we ready?

In five, four...

Are you tired?

Yes... a little.

It's almost over.

I spoke to my mother.

She is worried.

I told her we gave our best
for the victory.

We haven't given everything yet,

but soon...
everything will be decided.

It's all or nothing.

And if we don't win the elections?

We'll buy a house in Alentejo
and plant oaks until we get old.

I thought I was already old...

Clever girl.

I love you...

At 8:17 pm on December 4th, 1980,

the aircraft carrying Francisco
S? Carneiro and Snu Abecassis

took off from the Lisbon airport and,
seconds later, crashed in Camarate.