Les Grandes ondes (à l'ouest) (2014)
Directed by Lionel Baier

Comedy
aka: Longwave

Film Synopsis

In April 1974, two radio journalists are sent to Portugal to report on Swiss aid in the country.  Nothing goes quite as planned and Julie, a feminist, soon comes to blows with Cauvin, a cunning war reporter.  Before they know it, these two are caught up in the tide of history as the Carnation Revolution brings about a new dawn in Portugal...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Lionel Baier
  • Script: Lionel Baier, Julien Bouissoux
  • Cinematographer: Patrick Lindenmaier
  • Cast: Valérie Donzelli (Julie), Michel Vuillermoz (Cauvin), Patrick Lapp (Bob), Francisco Belard (Pelé), Jean-Stéphane Bron (Philippe de Roulet), Paul Riniker (Conseiller fédéral), Patricia André (Analea), Adrien Barazzone (Bertrand), Vítor Andrade (Militaire), Serge Bozon, José Eduardo, Teresa Faria, Kevin Monteiro, João Maria Pinto
  • Country: Switzerland / France / Portugal
  • Language: French / Portuguese
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 85 min
  • Aka: Longwave

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