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The Great Illusion
The Great Illusion
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The Great Illusion

“The hate came out of the closet”

2021
1 season
5 episodes
Documentary

Pedro Coelho and the team of 'Grande Reportagem SIC' dive into a long investigation on the Portuguese extreme right-wing political party "Chega!" and to it's leader André Ventura, also passing through the heritage that feeds the extreme right parties in contemporary Europe.

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Cast

P

Pedro Coelho

André Ventura

D

Diogo Pacheco de Amorim

J

Júlio Paixão

B

Bento Marçal Mestre

N

Nelson Dias Silva

L

Luís Graça

J

Jorge Pires

S

Sónia Cardoso

J

José Lourenço

B

Bruno Gonçalves

P

Pedro Perestrelo

Seasons

  • O Ódio Saiu do Armário

    1.O Ódio Saiu do Armário

    05-01-202135m

    The political party that claims to be anti-system came to Parliament in the legislative elections of 2019. The parliamentary stage gave to André Ventura the visibility that the lea...

  • Cifrões e Outros Demónios

    2.Cifrões e Outros Demónios

    11-01-202135m

    In the second stop of the journey through the intricacies of the European extreme right parties, we present some of the people who gravitate towards André Ventura.

  • O Esqueleto Saiu do Armário

    3.O Esqueleto Saiu do Armário

    01-04-202135m

    In this third part of the 'Grande Reportagem' investigation that takes you to the origin of the European far-right parties, we question the legacy left by the old dictators of Port...

  • O Padrinho, a Madrinha e o Vizinho Espanhol

    4.O Padrinho, a Madrinha e o Vizinho Espanhol

    06-04-202135m

    This fourth episode shows the close relationships that André Ventura strives to maintain with Matteo Salvini, Marine Le Pen and Santiago Abascal. The leader of "Chega!" drinks the...

  • Cifrões e Outros Demónio – 2ª Edição

    5.Cifrões e Outros Demónio – 2ª Edição

    14-04-202135m

    The fifth and final episode of this reporting series explores the ability of each leadership to find funding to feed the powerful and effective propaganda machines, plunging into t...

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